Dire lessons from the Cumilla City Corporation election
The just completed Cumilla City Corporation election was a “test case” for the newly formed Awal Commission.
Search Committee for EC: Transparency can counter confidence crisis
In a recent press briefing, Justice Obaidul Hassan, chair of the Search Committee for the Election Commission (EC), confirmed their decision not to disclose the names of the 10 individuals they will recommend to the president to constitute the new EC.
What is required for Bangladesh’s democracy to flourish?
In his famous Gettysburg Address of 1863, Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
The Search Committee Must Search Transparently
On January 27, after much debate, drama and blame game, the Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2022 was passed in parliament.
The maladies that poisoned the UP elections
The elections of 1,198 union parishads (UPs) were held in two phases. We have noticed five notable features in these elections.
How do we tackle this new onslaught of the coronavirus?
The infection rate and deaths from the coronavirus have been increasing after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. On June 26 the infection rate was 22.50 percent (with 4,334 cases) and there were 77 Covid-related deaths, fuelled by the Indian Delta variety, which is a lot more infectious and deadly.
Budget ignores the interests of the common people
My former classmate, now the finance minister, presented in the Parliament the budget for the year (also the golden anniversary of our independence), and I congratulate him for this honour.
Why are NID services being transferred from the Election Commission?
On May 24, the Cabinet Division wrote to the Secretaries of Security Division of the Home Ministry and the Election Commission (EC) to amend the National Identity Registration Act (Jatiyo Parichoypotro Nibondon Ain), 2010 and transfer the personnel and infrastructure used for providing NID services, which includes 594 server-stations, to the Security Division.
June 19, 2022
Dire lessons from the Cumilla City Corporation election
The just completed Cumilla City Corporation election was a “test case” for the newly formed Awal Commission.
February 23, 2022
Search Committee for EC: Transparency can counter confidence crisis
In a recent press briefing, Justice Obaidul Hassan, chair of the Search Committee for the Election Commission (EC), confirmed their decision not to disclose the names of the 10 individuals they will recommend to the president to constitute the new EC.
February 19, 2022
What is required for Bangladesh’s democracy to flourish?
In his famous Gettysburg Address of 1863, Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
February 8, 2022
The Search Committee Must Search Transparently
On January 27, after much debate, drama and blame game, the Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2022 was passed in parliament.
November 26, 2021
The maladies that poisoned the UP elections
The elections of 1,198 union parishads (UPs) were held in two phases. We have noticed five notable features in these elections.
June 28, 2021
How do we tackle this new onslaught of the coronavirus?
The infection rate and deaths from the coronavirus have been increasing after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. On June 26 the infection rate was 22.50 percent (with 4,334 cases) and there were 77 Covid-related deaths, fuelled by the Indian Delta variety, which is a lot more infectious and deadly.
June 13, 2021
Budget ignores the interests of the common people
My former classmate, now the finance minister, presented in the Parliament the budget for the year (also the golden anniversary of our independence), and I congratulate him for this honour.
June 8, 2021
Why are NID services being transferred from the Election Commission?
On May 24, the Cabinet Division wrote to the Secretaries of Security Division of the Home Ministry and the Election Commission (EC) to amend the National Identity Registration Act (Jatiyo Parichoypotro Nibondon Ain), 2010 and transfer the personnel and infrastructure used for providing NID services, which includes 594 server-stations, to the Security Division.
April 19, 2021
How do we break the chain of coronavirus infection?
Despite the claims made a few months ago that Bangladesh has successfully—more successfully than many western countries—beat back the coronavirus,
August 6, 2020
‘Coronavirus Resilient Villages’
Bangladesh was unable to put in quarantine 213 students who came from the Chinese city of Wuhan—where the coronavirus originated—in early February and the subsequent influx of hundreds of thousands of people from countries like Italy where the virus was causing havoc.
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