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When civil servants are neither civil nor servants

When civil servants are neither civil nor servants

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was all too often exasperated by the elitism of the bureaucracy, so much so that at one point he advised civil...Details
February: Lahore 1966 ... Lahore 1974

February: Lahore 1966 ... Lahore 1974

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Fifty-three years ago in Lahore, in February 1966, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — political heir of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, general secretary of the...Details
Our expectations of our ministers

Our expectations of our ministers

Syed Badrul Ahsan
A few days ago, at the first meeting of the new council of ministers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the new cabinet ministers to work with...Details
The pitfalls of democracy

The pitfalls of democracy

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Democracy comes with its pitfalls. It is certainly not the best form of government, but given the medley of political formulations the world is...Details
Memories of Mohammad Ali Bogra

Memories of Mohammad Ali Bogra

Syed Badrul Ahsan
It is rather intriguing how the term 'Bogra' came to be associated with the name of Mohammad Ali. Of course he hailed from the place, and of course...Details
The passing of a gentleman politician

The passing of a gentleman politician

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The passing of Syed Ashraful Islam takes from us a politician whose sense of dignity was as acutely pronounced as his understanding of politics. He...Details
Sheikh Hasina, Kamal Hossain ... of what is, of what might have been

Sheikh Hasina, Kamal Hossain ... of what is, of what might have been

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The general election today, barring a repudiation of predictions already made, is not likely to throw up miracles or an upset. There is the...Details
A good election is a striving for excellence...

A good election is a striving for excellence...

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Good elections are a joy to live through, for they are a reaffirmation of the power of the people to choose a government they believe will help...Details
16 December is a reminder of our secular ethos

16 December is a reminder of our secular ethos

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The season of victory is once again upon the Bengali nation. It's Victory Day today, a celebration of life, a remembrance of lives sacrificed in a...Details
Life in the shadow of four dictators

Life in the shadow of four dictators

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Life for my generation has been a perpetual struggle for democracy and the benefits assumed to be accruing from it. We happen to be men and women...Details
Freedom fighters in the Jamaat, did he say?

Freedom fighters in the Jamaat, did he say?

Syed Badrul Ahsan
We have been informed, on the authority of Nazrul Islam Khan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that contrary to our collective national...Details
All the elections we remember

All the elections we remember

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Elections anywhere are a reason for some profound memories to come alive. Now that Bangladesh’s people are proceeding towards what hopefully will...Details
Rude politicians, historical truths ... and the Oikya Front

Rude politicians, historical truths ... and the Oikya Front

Syed Badrul Ahsan
ASM Abdur Rab did not answer the question Nazrul Kabir put to him on Ekattor Television the other day. Instead, he tried browbeating the reputed...Details
Carpetbaggers in politics do not enrich politics

Carpetbaggers in politics do not enrich politics

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Everyone we know seems to want to come into politics. Time was when politics was, well, a preoccupation of politicians. And those politicians...Details
Dialogue: After the euphoria, the serious questions

Dialogue: After the euphoria, the serious questions

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The euphoria generated by the dialogue between the government and the opposition appears to be dissipating somewhat. Despite Prof. AQM Badruddoza...Details
A.K. Fazlul Huq was one of us

A.K. Fazlul Huq was one of us

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was an embodiment of electric energy. He was larger than life, in the literal as well as figurative sense of the word. In...Details
Questioning character, spewing obscenities, salivating over tamarind

Questioning character, spewing obscenities, salivating over tamarind

Syed Badrul Ahsan
We are all rattled by the incendiary comments which Mainul Hosein hurled at Masuda Bhatti last week. We understand that he called Bhatti later to...Details
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