Column by Mahfuz Anam / Political acumen is fine, but economic expertise is crucial
7 August 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
24 July 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / 250 years of US independence: Do Americans know or care about their founding principles?
10 July 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / The PM says police don’t belong to any party. Can we establish this in practice?
15 May 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / Politicisation of our professions
1 May 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: 35th anniversary of The Daily Star / When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
24 April 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / Were we close to a nuclear catastrophe?
10 April 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / The challenges before the prime minister
13 March 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / The speech that emboldened us all
7 March 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / A controversial decision
27 February 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: 'Secret deal has been struck, nothing to worry about'
Is that how democracy works for us?
5 October 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our new CJ Obaidul Hassan's call to fight graft is urgent, crucial and enthusing
We congratulate the chief justice for his forthright identification of one of the main issues of concern for Bangladesh’s future: corruption.
14 September 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: DSA to CSA, a sham of a reform
Journalists’ fate is again being determined in the dark.
31 August 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: ‘Gladiatorial’ street contests and prospects of fair elections
National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.
4 August 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Vienna Convention and the relationship with our development partners
When does the demand for a democratic election become an interference in our internal affairs, and when is it a reinforcement of the policy declared by the head of the government?
27 July 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our political culture – you reap what you sow
Our people, but for whose hard work, sacrifice, and love for the country we would not have come where we have, deserve better.
20 July 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Need for a change in our political culture
BNP to some extent and AL to a far greater extent have changed Bangladesh. Can’t we expect them to change themselves, even a bit?
14 July 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Politics at crossroads
The prospect of a free and fair election is still eluding us.
6 July 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Free and fair elections for our sake, not because of US visa policy
The truth is, we have made a shambles of our elections and have weakened most of the accountability structures.
8 June 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: The middle income ‘intellectual’ trap
The intellectual trap refers to a country’s policymakers’ inability to ensure crucial intellectual freedom.
18 May 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: DSA was legislated ignoring journalists
And it is being amended in the same way.
4 May 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Only journalists can protect journalism
Others will never do, as they only want to use us
6 April 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect
A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.
23 March 2023
‘We will do whatever is required for the welfare of the people’
So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?
16 March 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Rewarding thuggery, punishing talent
The worrisome state of once glorious student activism
9 March 2023
Securing the safety of ordinary students
The real culprit is the BCL's sense of entitlement.
2 March 2023
President, Presidency and Democracy
A government cannot always be totally moral, but a president has to be.
23 February 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms
There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
9 February 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Who runs the country?
There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?
26 January 2023
Mahfuz Anam Writes: In ‘Smart Bangladesh,’ how smart is it to kill our rivers?
As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.
19 January 2023