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
Lessons from Mamdani’s magic: Put voters at the centre of our politics
No compromise on holding elections on time
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