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Arafat Rahaman
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Journalist, The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Dhaka
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Biography
Arafat Rahaman is a Dhaka‑based journalist and regular opinion columnist at The Daily Star, with over eight years’ experience covering education, governance, social policy, and human rights. His journalism spans from policy analysis to field-based reporting, including award‑winning coverage of the 2018 quota‑reform protests. Notably, he captured the moment a student was attacked with a hammer—earning the Best Photographer award for 2018. He was also awarded with Youth of the Year award in 2024, for extensive coverage of July Uprising. In his opinion columns, Arafat analyses critical national issues such as education policy, university reform, governance challenges, youth leadership, and social equity. His op-eds offer nuanced insights that contribute to informed debate and drive meaningful conversation across country's media and policy landscape.
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Content
By Arafat Rahaman Verified| The Daily Star (Bangladesh) Verified Govt misses deadline again Despite repeated assurances, the interim government has once again failed to distribute textbooks to crores of students across the country, with the 40-day Ramadan and Eid vacation already underway. After missing the usual January deadline, then education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud stated that the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) would complete the distribution of all 40.15 crore textbooks by February. However, this deadline was also missed.
By Arafat Rahaman Verified| The Daily Star (Bangladesh) Verified Bangladesh has entered a new era—at least, that was the promise. After years of repression, election fraud, and unchecked state violence under autocrat Sheikh Hasina's government, the student-led uprising brought the interim government to power with a perceptibly sweeping mandate for change. They wanted justice. They wanted an end to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, police brutality, and an inclusive Bangladesh.
By Arafat Rahaman Verified| The Daily Star (Bangladesh) Verified A month on, there is still no justice for violence against adivasis It has been over a month since adivasi students were brutally attacked while protesting the removal of the word "Adivasi" from textbooks. A full month. And yet, despite the arrest of four individuals, the government's response has been rather meek, as if the incumbent needs to be reminded of its commitment to justice. Two suspects were arrested on the very night of the attack; two more were detained recently.
Company Info
The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Dhaka, Bangladesh