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Amin Al Rasheed

  • Journalist, researcher, column writer and documentary film maker

Amin Al Rasheed is a Journalist, researcher, column writer and documentary film maker. He is working with Nexus Television as Current Affairs Editor. Amin received some national and international awards for investigative reporting as South Asian Inquirer Award by Thompson Foundation of UK, Anti- Corruption Commission Award for investigative journalism, TIB Award for investigative reporting ETC. He achieved `Kali o Kalam Award 2021’ for his research book `Jibananander Manchitra’. Amin is a writer and editor of 15 books regarding constitution, parliament, politics, media ETC.
What reforms came in 'DUCSU’ and ‘JUCSU' elections
'DUCSU’ and ‘JUCSU' elections
State and Politics

What reforms came in 'DUCSU’ and ‘JUCSU' elections

A day after the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election was also boycotted by the panel backed by BNP’s student wing, the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. At around 3:30 pm on Thursday, an hour and a half before the end of polling, they announced their boycott. Their allegation was that the election was not being conducted properly because of widespread irregularities, vote rigging and administrative bias. The panel’s General Secretary (GS) candidate Tanzila Hossain Baishakhi said, ‘From the very beginning we feared it would be a staged election.’

Why is BNP against PR
Why is BNP against PR
State and Politics

Why is BNP against PR

There is a perception among many that if elections are held under the PR system, the BNP will lose while Jamaat will come to power. Is that really the case, and is this why BNP opposes PR?

Death of Bibhuranjan Sarkar and a documentary epitaph
Death of Bibhuranjan Sarkar
State and Politics

Death of Bibhuranjan Sarkar and a documentary epitaph

Senior journalist and columnist Bibhoranjan Sarkar has left behind a message of grief for honest journalists in Bangladesh, which may be called his self-written epitaph. That epitaph has become a grim document of the miserable state of professional journalism in Bangladesh.

Truth and falsehood of national election surveys
Truth and falsehood of national election surveys
State and Politics

Truth and falsehood of national election surveys

In the upcoming national election, 12 per cent of people will vote for the BNP. Jamaat will get 10.40 per cent and the National Citizen Party (NCP) will get 2.80 per cent. If the Awami League is able to contest the polls, 7.30 per cent of people will vote for them. Besides, the Jatiya Party will get 0.30 per cent and other Islamic parties 0.70 per cent of the vote. This picture has emerged in a recent survey by the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). It reflects the opinions of 5,489 people from different classes and professions in rural and urban areas.

Did 5 NCP leaders rebel against the party?
Did 5 NCP leaders rebel against the party?
Politics and Bureaucracy

Did 5 NCP leaders rebel against the party?

On August 5, the anniversary of the July uprising, the visit to Cox’s Bazar by five leaders of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has sparked debate and mystery, leading some to sense a whiff of division.

Has interim govt actually become a ‘government’ in a year
interim govt
State and Politics

Has interim govt actually become a ‘government’ in a year

Just two days before the anniversary of the July uprising, on the afternoon of August 3, at a rally organised at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital to declare the manifesto of the 'Second Republic' or New Bangladesh, several leaders of the National Citizens' Party (NCP) expressed discontent and criticism over unfulfilled expectations in various sectors over the past year. Yet the NCP is considered the main stakeholder or participant in the interim government. The government itself has, at various times, indicated its special preference or support for this party. One reason may be that the NCP was formed through the initiative of some youths who were at the forefront of the July uprising.

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