Column by Mahfuz Anam / PM continues to build confidence, BNP corrodes it
4 September 2026
What are the lessons of July charter that need to be implemented?
4 September 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Expectations from BNP’s next secretary general
21 August 2026
Congratulations to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for being elected president of Bangladesh. We believe he will restore to the post much of the dignity that was eroded by the former one.
21 August 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Political acumen is fine, but economic expertise is crucial
7 August 2026
In Bangladesh, we love democracy, cherish it and fight for it, but we have repeatedly failed to make it durable.
7 August 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
24 July 2026
After our Liberation War, we started off with the parliamentary system of government. Then Bangabandhu himself betrayed that vision and that of multiparty democracy by instituting BAKSAL, a one-party system, and introducing the presidential model of government.
24 July 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / 250 years of US independence: Do Americans know or care about their founding principles?
10 July 2026
America’s most powerful attraction—freedom of thought—is under stress today.
10 July 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / The PM says police don’t belong to any party. Can we establish this in practice?
15 May 2026
The prime minister’s quote that I use as the headline of this column is music to our ears, constituting the most vital policy directive that this country needs to take.
15 May 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Politicisation of our professions
1 May 2026
A fact that we don’t discuss much, and seem to have taken as a given, is the politicisation of our various professions.
1 May 2026
Column by Mahfuz Anam: 35th anniversary of The Daily Star / When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
24 April 2026
When independent, objective and fact-based newspapers are set on fire, it is democracy that burns.
24 April 2026
Chief Adviser Yunus's UNGA trip a critical turning point
Now is the best chance for Bangladesh to strengthen international cooperation.
3 October 2024
July uprising and some thoughts of Bangladeshi-Americans
NRBs gathered in New Jersey showed eagerness to assist in the journey of the new Bangladesh forward.
19 September 2024
Editor’s note
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14 September 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Business community's voice needed in the interim government
It is necessary for keeping the wheels of growth running and attracting foreign investment in the new Bangladesh.
12 September 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Two hours with the chief adviser
The most challenging task the CA sought our help in was to work towards unifying the nation.
5 September 2024
How could we have descended to such depravity?
Extrajudicial killings and disappearances should never reappear
29 August 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Strengthen the chief adviser's hands
Let us not take a wrong step and miss the opportunity that the latest uprising has brought us to rebuild the country of our dreams.
22 August 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Taste of freedom regained
A magnificent opportunity with potential pitfalls.
15 August 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Mindless killing changed everything
Blinded by unquestioned power, the government is refusing to accept the new reality.
1 August 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Are we going to learn from our mistakes or keep repeating them?
What is said by the power and what is believed by the people may not be the same.
25 July 2024
Why was Abu Sayed shot dead in cold blood?
Why was Abu Sayed of Rangpur's Begum Rokeya University shot down by police? He was standing alone, totally unarmed with arms stretched out, holding no weapons but a stick
18 July 2024
Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Remembering the flagbearer of independent journalism
As we commemorate Latifur Rahman, we miss his presence, warmth and personal touch in championing the cause of independent journalism.
30 June 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: From people to a ‘bubble’
Today's Awami League only speaks to the mirror because it cannot tolerate the retort that would come if it spoke to the people.
27 June 2024
The Poet Speaks
A reprint of an interview of Sufia Kamal by Mahfuz Anam.
20 June 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: The majesty of ‘public will’
India's election proved once again that, if allowed free expression, public will always strengthens democracy.
7 June 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: What constitutes hurting religious sentiments?
The issue of religious tolerance have become a matter of great concern as we see a global rise in narrow-mindedness, prejudice and hatred.
16 May 2024
Editor’s note
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13 May 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: End of academic freedom on US campuses?
The passage of Antisemitism Awareness Act is the most direct attack on the principles and values of the First Amendment in the US.
9 May 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Has Bangladesh gained anything by a restrictive press?
The latest Bangladesh Bank restriction on journalists is anti-democratic, anti-free press and anti-public interest.
2 May 2024
EVMs, the EC, and waste of public money
Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?
25 April 2024