Mahfuz Anam

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.

A fact that we don’t discuss much, and seem to have taken as a given, is the politicisation of our various professions.

When independent, objective and fact-based newspapers are set on fire, it is democracy that burns.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected Iran to crumble when they launched the surprise attack on February 28 while negotiations were going on, killing the latter’s supreme leader and several others.

High unemployment, weak investment, the need for job creation, curbing inflation, export diversification, and stabilising the banking sector are among the most urgent economic challenges.

Justice must not be a distant promise; it must be something every woman and girl can rely on in her daily life.

Those of us who were there at the Ramna Race Course on that day have our own personal memories. Reminiscing them still warms our blood and generates that special feeling of pride that automatically holds our heads high.

Critical decisions are usually judged by three things: their merit, method, and meaning or significance.