The writer says: "Depoliticisation and restoring academic freedom and excellence in our public universities are another vital task that we must accomplish if we are to become part…
Partisanship is destroying ethics, values, and professionalism, says the writer.
"Without free media, we will lose our direction again," the writer says.
"But Iran surprised its attackers and gained the respect of the world through its resilience," says the writer.
The writer says: "Tarique Rahman’s emergence as the new leader is also part of that change, which was impossible to imagine before the fall of Sheikh Hasina but appeared…
The writer asks: "Can an accountable government take such action without public explanation?"
The writer says, "This is not just the win of a political party in an election. It is the taking up of political power at a crucial moment in Bangladesh’s history."
The writer, who is the editor and publisher of The Daily Star, says: "Discard the mindset that ‘the election is only fair if I win.'"
The writer says: "Greenland may be far in distance, but not so far in terms of geopolitics and geoeconomics."
The writer asks: "As the election nears, we feel there is much to learn from the past. Why, after five decades, is our democracy still so weak? What were our past mistakes? Did we…