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Mahiya Mahi buys AL nomination form, explains why

Actress Mahiya Mahi entered the Dhallywood industry with the film “Bhalobasar Rong”. Over the course of 11 years, Mahi has expanded her career beyond the film industry, making appearances in the field of politics through diverse platforms. The actress engaged in political activities for several months now, actively participating in various Awami League meetings.
19 November 2023

Can we trust the EC at all?

The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.
19 November 2023

The fog before the election

While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.
13 November 2023

BNP's options after the Oct 28 rally

There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
4 November 2023

Govt out to eliminate BNP

The BNP has alleged that the government has become desperate to eliminate it and other parties by indiscriminately arresting the opposition leaders and activists across the country.
1 November 2023

Where do we go from here?

In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
31 October 2023

Govt takes hard line against BNP

The government appears to have taken a tough stance against the BNP after Saturday’s clashes that turned the heart of the capital into a battlefield.
29 October 2023

AL ‘upbeat’ after BNP’s Saturday ‘setback’

The way the events unfolded on Saturday has given the Awami League rank and file a confidence boost, claim leaders of the ruling party.
29 October 2023

AL 'peace rally' begins at Bangabandhu Avenue

The "peace and development rally" organised by Jubo League's Dhaka south unit started around 2:30pm in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue.
29 October 2023

AL announces countrywide 'peace rallies'

The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.
28 October 2023

What will happen on October 28?

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.
27 October 2023

Why would anyone want to repeat December 10?

It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.
24 October 2023

The Election Commission’s credibility problem

A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.
22 October 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Poisoned rhetoric and public concerns

With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal
12 October 2023

Will we see a free, fair election after all?

One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.
7 October 2023

The legal case against Khaleda’s treatment abroad is far from convincing

It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.
3 October 2023

Stakes too high not to reach consensus

The ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP remain at odds over the polls-time administration.
30 September 2023

What's at stake with a politicised bureaucracy

The EC needs assistance from all stakeholders to hold a free and fair election come January.
24 September 2023

A youth forced to censor their thoughts

It is a well-known fact that politicians seek to retain power once they attain it.
24 September 2023