Politics

Electoral reform commission: BNP places 17-point recommendation

The BNP has submitted a 17-point recommendation to the Electoral Reform Commission, including changes to party registration policies, electoral code of conduct, and transferring control of the National Identification (NID) server back to the EC.

Bangladesh’s credit system needs to change

The central bank must recognise that the existing CIB laws are outdated and ineffective.

#Perspective / When neither option feels right: Bangladeshi Americans and the 2024 US election dilemma

Bangladeshi Americans face a dilemma in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, torn between dissatisfaction with major parties over issues like Gaza, inflation, and healthcare. Many now consider third-party options, hoping to spotlight overlooked concerns.

Jack and the Beanstalk revisited

We laugh, but deep down, there is a hidden admiration and approval for such deception. Is there any connection between our folkloric fascination with trickery and our public endorsement of such behaviour by our leaders?

Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics

After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."

'People want a party helmed by the youth'

Say student coordinators after nationwide discussions

Political literacy needed now more than ever

The uprising demonstrated the strength of the people's unity, but it also brought attention to the political knowledge gaps and the necessity for political education to get more attention.

What voters are thinking after the July uprising

Innovision Consulting conducted a public opinion poll to assess who people will vote for if a general election were held now.

What are the political expectations of our youth?

For a country that hasn’t had a fair election in a while, the primary target of our youth is ensuring a fair election. However, before the next election comes into play, people have high hopes for the interim government.

April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024

When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow

Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud Facebook page

March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024

No one can push the country back to darkness: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said BNP and its allies want restoration of the caretaker government system not for the election, but to push the country back to darkness again

February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024

Kangana Ranaut says her ‘nationalist’ image has taken over her ‘glorious acting career’

Kangana Ranaut has always made headlines for her keen interest in joining politics. In an interview with TV9 Bharatvarsh, the “Queen” actress revealed that “right now” is the perfect time for her to join the political arena.

February 10, 2024
February 10, 2024

Sports, politics and the ugly by-product 

Ideally, sports and politics should never mix, but inevitably, sports and politics always mix.

January 5, 2024
January 5, 2024

10 political biographies to read during the general elections

While history has never been a one-man show, viewing it through the eyes of influential leaders can lend us a bigger picture.

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

'Don’t see anything coming to an end'

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is entering a new chapter in his life as he is contesting in the national polls from Magura-1. For Shakib, cricket will have to take a backseat for a while. Still new to his political career, he was not keen on some of the hard questions on both politics and cricket. However, during an interview with Abdullah Al Mehdi of The Daily Star, Shakib did say things that somewhat contradicted his original stance about not featuring in the next ODI World Cup and the national team captaincy issue, which gained steam as of late with many suggesting a change in leadership, especially since Najmul Hossain Shanto did bring promising results in his short stint as an an interim skipper.

November 10, 2023
November 10, 2023

Are the ‘ghost’ cases fooling anyone?

Arresting people on false charges is gross human rights violation

November 8, 2023
November 8, 2023

Politics of Fire

Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Don’t let Dhaka turn into a battlefield

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

What should and shouldn’t happen in Oct 28 rallies

It cannot be ignored that the nation came to this day because a path to hold a fair election is absent, and that the current system of governance has undermined the citizens’ right to exercise their inalienable right to vote.