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Shakhawat Liton

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Bangladesh parliament

How (not) to make parliament functional

14 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Can we imagine the incident that took place in the House of Commons on January 15, in our Jatiya Sangsad? On that night, UK MPs rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 230 votes.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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News Analysis: Democracy vs graft

31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The Corruption Perceptions Index released by the Transparency International on Tuesday provides food for thought on corruption and democracy.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Instance not necessary

3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Lawmakers elected in Sunday's polls took oath as members of the 11th parliament yesterday with the 10th Jatiya Sangsad still in place.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Flanked by senior Awami League leaders

Falling short by five seats

1 January 2019, 18:00 PM
In the first parliament 45 years ago, none of the parties was recognised as official opposition due to their poor strength in the House.
1 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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PARTICIPATORY polls, for sure

29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
After ten years, Bangladesh is back to a participatory election of sorts. Parties of all hue and colour are contesting the polls that is going to be held today. But the buck stops here.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Security analyst M Sakhawat Hossain

'People expect a lot from the army'

26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Former Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain talks to Shakhawat Liton of The Daily Star about the deployment of army personnel and the role they are expected to play during the election.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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'Space for election monitoring is shrinking'

23 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Sharmeen Murshid, Chief Executive Officer of the election observation group “Brotee”, talks to Shakhawat Liton of The Daily Star about the importance of election monitoring and recent developments ahead of the election.
23 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Election pledges: Awami League MANIFESTO / View our mistakes with kindness

18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
The Awami League will expedite institutionalising democracy and strengthen the National Human Rights Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission, the mass media and the judiciary if voted to power for a third straight time.
18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Will Speaker do the right thing?

Journey of the country's parliamentary democracy began with an astounding record of lawmakers losing their seats.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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The perils of prosecution

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has hit the nail on the head.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM
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Rise of a parallel judiciary?

Running mobile courts through the executive magistrates has become an effective tool for the administration officials to gradually
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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From History's Golden Chapter

It was a shivering cold morning on January 10, 1972. Braving the chill, thousands lined the eight-mile route from Delhi's Parade
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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News Analysis: Political enmity beyond borders

While her party men were staging demonstration against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit in London, BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Monday invited Hasina to attend an iftar party she will host in honour of the country's political leaders.
17 June 2015, 11:57 AM
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BNP leader Khaleda Zia’s change of heart on India

Within a week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has made a U-turn on her recent stance on India after realising that she could cut no ice with Modi, BNP insiders said.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Khaleda follows in BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s footsteps

Is Khaleda Zia doing politics going against the philosophy and ideals of BNP founder General Ziaur Rahman by forging and maintaining electoral alliance with the anti-liberation and fundamentalist force Jamaat-e-Islami?
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s politics changes for ruling Awami League

The ruling Awami League seems to have become dependent on the strategy of its main opponent, the BNP, to carry out its own political activities.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Democracy begins within party

Khaleda Zia seems worried about the present state of democracy in the country. On Sunday she told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "there is no democracy in Bangladesh" and sought his assistance for the restoration of democracy.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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Change in the air

Bangladesh and India are set to redraw their maps through swapping territories and people between them amid a wind of change blowing in their politics, 41 years after the 1974 Indira Gandhi-Sheikh Mujibur Rahman historic pact.
5 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Be HAPPY, admin!

In an effort to keep government employees happy, the finance minister yesterday announced a few proposals in addition to a new pay scale for them from next month.
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Has BNP forgotten its anti-India past?

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon's claim that their party has never done anti-Indian politics is a complete denial of the truth.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Of 'generally immoral' character

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha deserves kudos for his timely remarks against a draconian provision of the Evidence Act of 1872,
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM

143-year-old law which allows rape accused to question victims’ character needs change

The Law Commission wants the repeal of a draconian provision of the Evidence Act of 1872, which permits a man accused of rape to
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Should fortune-seekers be punished?

In 2012 the Parliament criminalised human trafficking by enacting the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM

EC is not a postbox

As the chief election commissioner, Justice MA Aziz had once compared the Election Commission's task with that of a “postbox.”
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
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The same old face-off between AL and BNP in Dhaka, Chittagong city elections

Six million voters today get to decide the outcome of a high-voltage battle of ballots between the ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP, as Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations go to polls.
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
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Can Khaleda become game changer?

Khaleda Zia is in the spotlight now! It largely depends on her whether or not the upcoming elections to three city corporations will be
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
40 Years of Public Administration

40 Years of Public Administration and Governance in Bangladesh

EXPERTS in an authoritative book explores many aspects of the bureaucracy and offers food for thoughts to address the crisis in the administration.
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM

No light at the end of tunnel

Nothing has been able to break the ongoing political deadlock.
5 March 2015, 22:04 PM

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