Shakeel Anwar
From Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Shakeel Anwar is a former BBC journalist
In haors, vote and hope tied to embankment safety
9 February 2026, 04:51 AM
Driving through the haors -- vast, bowl-shaped freshwater wetlands -- in Sunamganj, one grasps what immensity and remoteness truly mean.
9 February 2026, 04:51 AM
At a tea stall, the meaning of an election in hills
7 February 2026, 04:29 AM
In Bandarban, one of the country’s three hill districts, politics intertwines deeply with memory, land, and security.
7 February 2026, 04:29 AM
Shadow of refugee camps falls on ballot in Ukhia
5 February 2026, 04:34 AM
In Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia, one issue overshadows all others: the Rohingya refugee crisis.
5 February 2026, 04:34 AM
Nalchity, where Hadi’s memory meets ballot box
1 February 2026, 03:13 AM
In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.
1 February 2026, 03:13 AM
Voter's Voice / Unfamiliar ballots for voters in Dakop-Batiaghata
29 January 2026, 04:23 AM
I reached Dakop-Batiaghata in Khulna on Monday, travelling through flat land crisscrossed by embankments and rivers. Compared to other constituencies,
29 January 2026, 04:23 AM
Voter's Voice / Sharsha: waiting for the border to breathe again
28 January 2026, 04:06 AM
As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.
28 January 2026, 04:06 AM
The ‘youth vote’, from the ground
27 January 2026, 02:33 AM
In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.
27 January 2026, 02:33 AM