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US to impose new visa ban on Bangladeshis undermining democratic elections

Syed Badiuzzaman

The U.S. government has already made its intent abundantly clear on the next election in Bangladesh even though it is still about eight months away. By announcing a new country-specific visa policy to "promote democratic elections in Bangladesh," the Biden administration has delivered a strong message to Bangladesh politicians and other officials. Since the independence ...

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A look back at how we covered the 1985 Urir Char Cyclone

Syed Badiuzzaman

As I was watching the image of approaching Cyclone Mocha on television just about a couple of days ago, my mind suddenly flashed back to the 1985 Urir Char Cyclone. It was a rainy day with gusty winds in the capital and Bangladesh was bracing for a major storm. On that day, I had to ...

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Disgrace: Ex-VC allegedly raped his employee as the registrar did his dirty work

Syed Badiuzzaman

First I didn't believe the incident. So, I read it again and found it to be sadly true. Several national newspapers and other media outlets of Bangladesh carried the shocking news. A lower court judge sent a former vice-chancellor of a Bangladesh university to jail in a rape case on May 8 when the academic ...

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Sheikh Hasina’s Japan visit gave a major boost to Dhaka’s ‘Look East’ policy

Syed Badiuzzaman

As the headline of this article reads, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's just-concluded Japan visit has elevated Bangladesh-Japan relations to new heights turning two friendly countries into "strategic partners" and giving a major boost to Dhaka's "Look East" policy. After the signing of several agreements in Tokyo, the Bangladesh premier said: "Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ...

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Remembering Raushan uz Zaman, my best friend and a fine journalist

Syed Badiuzzaman

April is a sad month for me because on the 8th day of this month in 2020, I lost my best friend journalist Raushan uz Zaman. My friendship with him dated back to the mid-1970s. During that time he used to work at the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and I used to work at ...

Zafrullah Chowdhury: A true patriot and ‘the doctor of the poor’

Syed Badiuzzaman

Almost every country in the world is blessed with some special people. These people are born to do great things for others and make the world a better place. They never think about themselves as other people's wellbeing always remains at the top of their mind. These people are heroes and when these heroes die, ...

Every news media editor must know how to write and edit news

Syed Badiuzzaman

Eastern News Agency (ENA), the first non-government national wire service of Bangladesh which was born just before the independence, was once the fastest ever news agency of the nation. ENA was established after its surprise conversion almost overnight from the Pakistan Press International (PPI) in what was then East Pakistan. The whole process was led ...

A journalist’s detention and few critical questions

Syed Badiuzzaman

A journalist has just been arrested in Bangladesh. His name is Shamsuzzaman; he is the Savar correspondent of Bangladesh's most popular Bengali Daily "Prothom Alo" which stands for the "First Light" in English. He was detained by plainclothes policemen under the controversial Digital Security Act or DSA from his residence in the wee hours of ...

History revisited: The rise of Sheikh Mujib as a statesman

Syed Badiuzzaman

Last Friday was March 17 and an important day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day in 1920, the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born and thus Bangladesh celebrated his 103rd birth anniversary recalling his contributions to the making of a free country and rise to an enormous fame as ...

The next election in Bangladesh will be most watched by foreigners

Syed Badiuzzaman

There has been a tradition in Bangladesh for holding meetings among various parties or groups for exchanging views on various national issues. This kind of meeting usually takes place among the leaders representing political parties. But nowadays members of the journalist community are also participating in these meetings.This is a new development in Bangladesh. Previously ...