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Reporting from the centre of Bangladesh politics, where party decisions, government performance and private negotiations become matters of public consequence.
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Investigations, field reporting, political interviews and accountability journalism selected from The Daily Star.
A document-backed investigation into illegal extraction from the Meghna and the official letters that helped sustain the business.
Read at The Daily StarThe public statement is only the beginning of the story.
Field reporting traced remote forest, stream and hill routes used to cross the Myanmar border and evade security checkpoints.
An on-the-ground account of unchecked dredging, political influence and the damage inflicted on a river and surrounding livelihoods.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir discusses Sheikh Hasina’s return, Jamaat’s rise and the first months of BNP rule.
A decade-old charter provision remains unimplemented, limiting leadership opportunities and frustrating junior party figures.
An assessment of government performance, coordination problems and the political cost of ministers’ actions.
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Leadership, alliances, internal organisation and grassroots pressure.
Cabinet decisions, ministerial performance and executive power.
Lawmakers, party meetings and the issues moving through the chamber.
Leadership changes and negotiations surrounding national power.
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Sajjad Hossain is a staff reporter at The Daily Star. His work follows the decisions, tensions and relationships that shape Bangladesh’s political life, with a focus on government and accountability.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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