Shakhawat Liton

The history of dialogue in Bangladesh politics in the last 25 years is an eventful saga of success and failure.

For the young TV journalist, it was an opportunity of a lifetime to cover the events of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

US President Richard Nixon had considered using nuclear weapons during the Liberation War in 1971 to forestall Soviet Union's involvement in the war.

Uncontested elections - be it national or local - is gradually becoming a common practice in Bangladesh politics.

Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's remarks that the constitutional provision empowering the president to control posting,

Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's remarks that the constitutional provision empowering the president to control posting, promotion and discipline of lower court judges contradicts the basic structure of the constitution, are very significant and should be taken seriously.

Formation of the new Election Commission on the basis of consensus among political parties is not an impossible task if the parties draw inspiration from the very examples they set in the past.

There is a huge fundamental difference between the actions of fallen military dictator General HM Ershad and the former Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.

Gen Ershad perhaps is intentionally suffering from amnesia. Otherwise how could he claim that he did not violate the constitution by grabbing the state power in extra-constitutional means in March 1982?

For liberal forces in European Union and across the globe as well, Sunday was a day for both good and shocking news.

It seems whoever becomes head of government, s/he wants to enjoy absolute power in forming the Election Commission. Reluctance of successive governments to make a law on the formation of EC indicates so.

Rasraj Das, the fisherman from Brahmanbaria, has been cleared by investigators of the charge of hurting religious sentiments of the Muslims.

The historic CHT Peace Treaty has been experiencing the brunt of the negative aspects of our national political characteristic.

The history of districts tells both sides of the stories – underlining the important role played by the district administration and how district councils have been abused by successive governments for their narrow political interests.

Championed as an icon for human rights, she languished in house arrest. World leaders and people all over called for her

Nigel Farage, a right wing UK politician, who was much jubilant of the win of Donald Trump in the presidential election, made a forecast immediately after Trump's victory: "Prepare for further political shocks in the years to come."

Media bashing is nothing new in our democracy. Whenever media focus corruption in the government administration or wrongdoings of ministers, MPs or any politicians, media is blamed for tarnishing their images. But little corrective measure is taken following the media reports.

Selina Hayat Ivy won the initial battle in her own house-Awami League. She obtained party ticket in the Naryanganj City Corporation election by defeating Shamim Osman, local AL leader and infamous for many controversies in Narayanganj power politics.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's proposed process for forming a new Election Commission appears almost impossible to complete as it requires 40

Khaleda Zia's proposal for deployment of armed forces with magisterial power in parliamentary election duty is outrageous.