Mohiuddin Alamgir

34 years of Ershad's fall: Bangladesh with another chance for democracy

Bangladesh has always had a rocky, and often contentious, relationship with democracy

4d ago

Electoral reform proposals: Parties want caretaker govt, 2-term limit for PM

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) proposed a proportional representation electoral system and the restoration of the caretaker government to oversee the national polls.

2w ago

Managing expectations the challenge for EC

The EC was a rubber stamp to legalise AL's usurpation of power in last three elections

2w ago

Double-shift schools: Students losing out on learning hours

Double shift primary schools deprive the children of up to a third  of the teaching hours compared to students of schools with just one shift.

2w ago

New Election Commission takes shape

Amid much speculation about when the next election might take place, former health and energy secretary AMM Nasir Uddin has been appointed as the new chief election commissioner.

2w ago

Party offices silent, abandoned

Before August 5, the central office of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by its President Hasanul Haq Inu was abuzz with activities.

1m ago

Work underway to ensure the voting rights of expatriates

The Election System Reform Commission is working to ensure that the expatriates can exercise their voting rights.

1m ago

Who are the EC search committee members? Let's find out

A gazette revealing the members of this committee was released today

1m ago
December 6, 2024
December 6, 2024

34 years of Ershad's fall: Bangladesh with another chance for democracy

Bangladesh has always had a rocky, and often contentious, relationship with democracy

November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024

Electoral reform proposals: Parties want caretaker govt, 2-term limit for PM

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) proposed a proportional representation electoral system and the restoration of the caretaker government to oversee the national polls.

November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024

Managing expectations the challenge for EC

The EC was a rubber stamp to legalise AL's usurpation of power in last three elections

November 24, 2024
November 24, 2024

Double-shift schools: Students losing out on learning hours

Double shift primary schools deprive the children of up to a third  of the teaching hours compared to students of schools with just one shift.

November 22, 2024
November 22, 2024

New Election Commission takes shape

Amid much speculation about when the next election might take place, former health and energy secretary AMM Nasir Uddin has been appointed as the new chief election commissioner.

November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024

Party offices silent, abandoned

Before August 5, the central office of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by its President Hasanul Haq Inu was abuzz with activities.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

Work underway to ensure the voting rights of expatriates

The Election System Reform Commission is working to ensure that the expatriates can exercise their voting rights.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

Who are the EC search committee members? Let's find out

A gazette revealing the members of this committee was released today

October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024

Justice Zubayer leads EC search committee

In a major development, the interim government yesterday formed a six-member search committee led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, to constitute a new Election Commission.

October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024

The decay of student politics, and the problems with banning it

While the ban on student politics at other public universities is significant, DU’s decision is particularly impactful.