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Tanim Ahmed

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Tanim Ahmed is digital editor at The Daily Star.

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The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up

18 August 2026
For generations of Bangladeshi readers, Sheba Prokashoni opened windows to distant worlds, shaping childhoods through adventure, mystery and classic literature.
18 August 2026
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Analysis / India is warming to Tarique. Is it abandoning Hasina?

15 August 2026
The Indian envoy flying back to Delhi within hours of meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to be followed by an audience with Prime Minister Modi the following day, should indicate India’s willingness in rebuilding its relations with Bangladesh
15 August 2026
BNP Hefazat-e-Islam alignment

News analysis / BNP courts Hefazat. A playbook all too familiar?

11 August 2026
The warm and cordial interaction between BNP and Hefazat-e-Islam’s leaders may well indicate a stronger political alignment that has probably been in the offing for a while.
11 August 2026
Jamaat chief civil war remark

What lies behind the Jamaat chief's 'civil war' remark?

26 June 2026
It is customary for politicians to campaign against the other side: the opposition speaks against the government and the government against the opposition.
26 June 2026
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Explainer / Will India hand over Hasina?

21 April 2026
All you need to know about the legal process of extradition and the caveats
21 April 2026
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Analysis / Why Jamaat's debut as opposition in parliament fails the history test

18 March 2026
This is not to criticise Jamaat-e-Islami because it proposed names of war criminals for condolence motion at the parliament
18 March 2026
political tension over constitution reform council

Explainer / Constitution reform council: Why the dispute and what the law says

16 March 2026
Is the BNP dragging its feet over July charter reforms?
16 March 2026
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Army’s role during the polls and interim period merits a nod

23 February 2026
Now that the dust has settled and we have begun another hopeful journey under a new government, we can look back at the interim government’s 18-month tenure and say with confidence that the defence forces,
23 February 2026
government move on July revolution welcomed

We welcome the government’s move

Going into the new year, it would be relieving for the general public to hear the government explain the purpose of this proclamation
31 December 2024
Indian media disinformation campaign

How Indian media distorted two interviews with the CA's press secretary

The interviews presented a good example of the typical Indian disinformation campaign.
8 December 2024
Fake news affecting Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations

How Indian media conducts its disinformation campaign

A look at two interviews of the press secretary to understand how the layers of misinformation are exploited to build a false narrative
7 December 2024
Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim interview

Reforms first, then polls

The Islami Andolan Bangladesh prioritises reforms over elections but also believes the government should announce a timeline of its own accord. Still in talks with other Islamist parties for a grand coalition, Islami Andolan chief Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim told The Daily Star during an exclusive interview that it favoured proportional representation instead of the prevailing ‘first-past-the-post’ election system.
13 November 2024
Bangladesh interim government's reforms process

3 Months of interim govt: Start of reform process reassuring

The much talked about reforms are finally under way as the government completes its three months in office.
7 November 2024
student leaders decision to drop writ petition against political parties

A wise move

Backtracking from writ petition against 11 political parties and 3 past elections a welcome move
29 October 2024
Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman

Will apologise if ’71 crimes are proven beyond doubt: Shafiqur

Jamaat-e-Islami will own up to crimes committed during the Liberation War if they are proven beyond doubt.
22 October 2024
Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman

‘Jamaat to end cycle of revenge’

Bangladesh’s vicious cycle of political retribution stops with Jamaat-e-Islami, said its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman.
22 October 2024
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Full transcript of interview with Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman

The full transcript of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman's interview with The Daily Star
21 October 2024
interim government struggles with decision-making

2 months of interim govt: Hopes still persist

The interim government had taken oath two months ago with overwhelming public support and amid almost equally unrealistic expectations.
8 October 2024
Irene Khan

Media commission shouldn’t be a vehicle for censorship

Free media is a pillar of democratic society but under threat in many parts of the world, says Irene Khan, the UN special rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, during an interview with The Daily Star. .She notes that the press in Bangladesh was decimated by the previous regime
1 October 2024
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Army chief mentions interim govt time frame for the first time

"If you ask me, then I will say 18 months should be the time frame by which we should enter into a democratic process," he said
24 September 2024
murder by mob justice

Mob justice is just murder

Even if the vilest allegations were true, lynching them could not have been the answer.
22 September 2024
mob justice in Jahangirnagar University campus

Mob justice is just murder

Sadly, when one lynching can be said to be more barbaric than another, it can only indicate the level of depravity of some our university students
19 September 2024
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Quest for democracy: Bangladesh at crossroads again

More than half a century after its independence, Bangladesh still finds itself at the crossroads of crafting a state built on durable democratic foundations.
14 September 2024
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The month that was

Tanim Ahmed delves into the key events that defined August in Bangladesh.
4 September 2024
Muhammad Yunus urges for online tax filing

A good national address to start with

The chief adviser elaborately laid out his vision of the reforms, for which he must be commended
28 August 2024
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Modi’s tweet and a question

In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and “also discussed the situation in Bangladesh and stressed the need for early restoration of normalcy, and ensuring the safety and security of minorities, especially the Hindus, in Bangladesh”.
27 August 2024
Modi's tweet about Bangladesh

Modi's tweet and a question

In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President, Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and "also discussed the situation in Bangladesh
27 August 2024
Yunus and Modi meeting at UNGA session

Questions from CA’s address

Yunus has left it up to the people to decide the bare minimum that needs to be done before fresh polls
26 August 2024

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