Column by Mahfuz Anam

The likely PM’s first crucial challenge

Choose cabinet with utmost care, for it may determine success or failure
15 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Politicians must be open to accepting electoral defeats

Discard the mindset that ‘the election is only fair if I win’
6 February 2026, 00:23 AM

Facing the most vital election ever

After the last three manipulated elections, the people of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
8 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Tribute: Her passing should unite us all to build the nation

What perhaps would be most appropriate on this occasion is a few unattributed quotes that say “Gone from our sight, present in our conscience”, “A chapter closes but the story continues”, “The leader departs but the ideals remain”.
30 December 2025, 19:57 PM

An independent judiciary seems near at hand, but can still slip away

Judicial independence is formally guaranteed; its actual implementation will require moral courage from judges themselves.
4 December 2025, 18:30 PM
6 November 2025, 18:30 PM

An interesting day for Star

Yesterday, according to TV reports, the AL general secretary and the foreign minister commented on this paper -- one was an unsubstantiated  perspective and the other a charade.
9 December 2023, 18:00 PM

President, Presidency and Democracy

A government cannot always be totally moral, but a president has to be.
23 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Private Universities - A grand initiative going sour

There is a peculiar trend in Bangladesh. When someone starts something innovative, then hundreds of copycats spoil it.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM