Golam Mortoza

Rashed Khan Menon is an important figure in Bangladesh’s political history. He was at the frontlines during the mass upsurge in 1969 and the Liberation War in 1971. Currently,

Rashed Khan Menon, an important figure in Bangladesh’s political history who was at the frontlines during the mass upsurge in 1969 and the Liberation War in 1971 and currently the president of the Workers Party of Bangladesh, recently talked with The Daily Star about the present political situation in the country.

He is the “president of the people”, more precisely the “president of the poor people”.

Multiple agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed during a virtual summit between Bangladesh and India on December 17. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, who was busy with the developments, was in cheerful mood. The Daily Star made a phone call to have a discussion with the minister.

A virtual summit between Bangladesh and India was held on December 17 when multiple agreements and memorandum of understanding (MoU) were signed. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, who had been busy with the developments, was in a cheerful mood that day. The Daily Star (DS) grabbed the opportunity and made a phone call to have a discussion with the minister.

The “Begum Para” of Toronto in Canada has come up during numerous political discussions in Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshis have bought luxurious residences in Begum Para, spending millions laundered from Bangladesh.

Independent lawmaker Rezaul Karim Bablu on Tuesday told parliament that feminists are to blame for the rise of rape incidents across the country. He even advocated the implementation of the “tamarinds theory (women are like tamarinds, men will salivate at the sight of them, and so they must remain covered)” of late Hefajat-e-Islam supremo Ahmad Shafi.

Pankaj Bhattacharya is one of the few veteran left-wing idealistic politicians in Bangladesh. He spent his entire life holding on to his ideologies, which he has never compromised with. This politician is the president of Oikya NAP.

Pankaj Bhattacharya is one of the few left-wing ideological politicians in Bangladesh. He spent almost his entire life holding on to his ideologies, never making any compromises. This veteran politician is the president of Oikya NAP.

Abul Hasnat left us yesterday at the age of 75.

Md Shah Alam has been the general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) since May 2017. He has been involved with politics since he was a student and played a key role during the mass upsurge in 1969.

Comrade Md Shah Alam has been discharging duties as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) since May 2017. He has been involved with politics since his student life and played a key role during the mass upsurge in 1969. The valiant freedom fighter was the commander of the joint guerrilla force of NAP-Communist Party-Chhatra Union during the liberation war in 1971. Recently, he talked with The Daily Star on the country’s politics and other contemporary issues.

Jatiya Party (JP) founder and late president Hussain Muhammad Ershad has been regarded a dictator, though he never admitted it, till his death. Even the current leadership of the party does not acknowledge it. Now, his younger brother Golam Mohammed Quader has been made party chairman.

Jatiya Party (JP) founder and late president Hussain Muhammad Ershad is regarded a dictator, though he never admitted it. Even the current leadership of the party does not acknowledge it. After his death, his younger brother Golam Mohammed Quader has assumed the role of party chairman.

It is said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is now going through the most difficult time since its inception in 1978. The party chairperson Khaleda Zia has been facing a number of cases and was also convicted. The physically ill former prime minister is now confined to her Gulshan home. BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman is in London. In such a critical time, secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is assigned to hold the party together.

The photo of Md Fazlur Rahman has been making rounds across social media. At first glance, it may appear that he is a mentally challenged person, but a close inspection will prove otherwise. His heart-wrenching words echo his miseries.

A report by The New York Times that US President Donald Trump did not pay federal income taxes has raised the question about how much impact it will have on the upcoming US election. Ali Riaz, distinguished professor of politics and government at Illinois State University in the United States and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, talked to Golam Mortoza of The Daily Star on the issue. The interview was taken before the presidential debate held on September 30.

Military and security expert Dr M Sakhawat Hossain (SIPG, NSU) tells The Daily Star

DS: If there is a rape incident at the college dormitory, the responsibility falls on you as the principal. I would like to know your reaction to what happened on your campus last night.

Prof Md Saleh Ahmed, principal of Murari Chand College (MC College) in Sylhet, has talked to The Daily Star over the incident of gang-rape of a woman at a hostel of the college last night that has drawn flak from people across the country.