Mahfuz Anam

1 week ago | thedailystar.net | Mahfuz Anam

On May 22, this daily reported that National University Vice-Chancellor Prof ASM Amanullah had been attacked by a group of students demanding automatic pass in their degree (pass) examination held in 2022—three years ago. The NU had already permitted grace marks to this batch of students, whose studies had been affected by the COVID pandemic and political unrests in the country. Still, they could not procure the pass mark, so poor were their results.

2 weeks ago | thedailystar.net | Mahfuz Anam

Every beat of my patriotic heart, every spark of my nation building energy, every iota of my common sense, every conclusion of my rational thinking compels me to most ardently, passionately and humbly appeal to Prof Yunus not to resign from the position of holding the helm of the nation at this crucial time. He may have all the frustrations in the world but his sense of responsibility as the head of the government must outweigh every other emotion, consideration and conclusion.

3 weeks ago | thedailystar.net | Mahfuz Anam

After removing the oppressive and corrupt Hasina government, we were supposed to restore democracy, end all sorts of discrimination, give the country honest and accountable governance, freedom, rights, an efficient and corruption-free bureaucracy, and many other things. But are we doing so? We were angry at Sheikh Hasina because she subverted democracy, establishing which was our dream from the very inception of Bangladesh. We rejected her because of the arrogance and arbitrariness of her person.

1 month ago | thedailystar.net | Mahfuz Anam

Reform of political parties is of urgent need Since Prof Muhammad Yunus took over as the head of the interim government, reforms have been very high on the national agenda. The whole country wants it. What is heartening is that even political parties, who are usually opposed to anything that does not originate from them, have worked closely with all the reform commissions and are now engaged in reaching a consensus.

1 month ago | bangladeshchronicle.net | Mahfuz Anam

The Daily StarFri Apr 18, 2025 12:30 AMLast update on: Fri Apr 18, 2025 08:35 AMThe eagerly awaited meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and the BNP ended, as expected, with a major difference of opinion on the election dates. The CA stuck to his well-known stance that the election will be held anytime between December 2025 and June 2026, and the BNP stuck to its position that the polls must be held by the end of this year.