UN again seeks independent investigation into enforced dis...
September 14, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
Nada Al- Nashif AFP
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has offered the government of Bangladesh its assi...
Political lessons of the prime minister's India visit
September 9, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
The details published about the official talks held during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit once again reflect a picture of the strong relat...
Giving more, getting less -- let relations with India be b...
September 7, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
The general perception at home and abroad is that Bangladesh's relations with its largest neighbour India are better than ever before since independen...
Religion, politics and mass hysteria
July 8, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
There seems to be no accountability for the government’s responsibility to ensure the safety and dignity of the people, whether of the minorit...
Press freedom in the face of digital blockade
May 11, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
World Press Freedom Day this year coincided with Eid. But while everyone celebrated Eid in Bangladesh, there was no Eid joy for the families of murder...
Russian ambassador's anger towards the media is unwarrante...
March 17, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
Prothom Alo illustration
The Russian diplomatic mission in Bangladesh has instigated an unwarranted debate about the role of media here regarding...
Ukraine crisis spells bad news for us too
February 25, 2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
Russian troops along Ukraine border AFP
There are many Marxists and Leninists who idealise the Soviet Union and China as the pioneers of socialis...
Bar on Khaleda's treatment abroad, legal or political?
December 1, 2021
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By: Kamal Ahmed
Illustration Masuk Helal
The unfortunate and unseemly debate over the medical treatment of former prime minister Khaleda Zia is being unjust...
Bank account details summoned to scare journalists
September 21, 2021
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By: Kamal Ahmed
In the backdrop of the failure of political powers to prevent the steady erosion of democracy, when it has become near impossible for free media to su...
Bangladesh begins moving Rohingya families to remote islan...
Bangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from camps near the Myanmar border to a settlement on a remote island, despite concerns about its safety...
Parole politics in Bangladesh and legal questions
February 20, 2020
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By: Kamal Ahmed
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia
It looks like the hapless BNP has now stepped into a trap of parole politics. There is no pr...
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