The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam

PM's comments on The Daily Star editor

Following are the comments made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, while delivering a speech yesterday, marking her homecoming from exile in 1981. We publish it verbatim.

25 years of incredible journey of The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam

The Daily Star celebrates Mahfuz Anam's spectacular journey of 25 years with the newspaper as its editor.

Letters To The Editor / What an irony!

I always read Mr. Mahfuz Anam's analysis with keen interest as I feel that whatever issues he deals with, he is outspoken, courageous and writes out of a deep love for the country.

It just doesn't add up

We are fighting ceaselessly against the distortion of our history; let us not do the same ourselves. As far as the DS is concerned, when none of the AL leaders, none of the newspapers of the country dared to open their mouths against the Chief of Army Staff's (CAS) tacit intention to create 'our own' brand of democracy, it was only Mahfuz Anam who had the bravado to write a commentary under the heading, “Gen Moeen goes public on politics.”

Going after editors AL’s old habit: Hafiz

Reacting to the prime minister’s speech blasting editors of two top newspapers, BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed says going after editors is an old habit of Awami League.

Cases against Star editor show crisis of free thinking: Fakhrul

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says cases filed against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam prove that the country is facing a crisis of free-thinking.

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022

PM's comments on The Daily Star editor

Following are the comments made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, while delivering a speech yesterday, marking her homecoming from exile in 1981. We publish it verbatim.

November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018

25 years of incredible journey of The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam

The Daily Star celebrates Mahfuz Anam's spectacular journey of 25 years with the newspaper as its editor.

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

What an irony!

I always read Mr. Mahfuz Anam's analysis with keen interest as I feel that whatever issues he deals with, he is outspoken, courageous and writes out of a deep love for the country.

February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016

It just doesn't add up

We are fighting ceaselessly against the distortion of our history; let us not do the same ourselves. As far as the DS is concerned, when none of the AL leaders, none of the newspapers of the country dared to open their mouths against the Chief of Army Staff's (CAS) tacit intention to create 'our own' brand of democracy, it was only Mahfuz Anam who had the bravado to write a commentary under the heading, “Gen Moeen goes public on politics.”

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Going after editors AL’s old habit: Hafiz

Reacting to the prime minister’s speech blasting editors of two top newspapers, BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed says going after editors is an old habit of Awami League.

February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016

Cases against Star editor show crisis of free thinking: Fakhrul

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says cases filed against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam prove that the country is facing a crisis of free-thinking.