Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

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Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed is a Canada-based Public Policy Columnist with more than 140 published articles across Bangladeshi and Canadian media and policy outlets. He currently serves as a Policy Development Officer with the City of Toronto. He can be reached at mir.ahmed@mail.mcgill.ca. The views expressed are his own.

Member since Jun 3, 2025

What Bangladesh Can Learn from Dr. Jane Goodall

Her warning that humanity has only a narrow window to reverse the degradation of Earth’s life-support systems, and that unless societies change their ways of living and their overall strategy for economic development, civilization will run out of time, is especially relevant to Bangladesh

The Disputed Status of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Post-Uprising Bangladesh

This August 15 , the country must seek closure by coming to terms with the five chapters of its founding President’s legacy –- reckoning with them collectively, not selectively

NCP Marching with Maximum Visibility to Gopalganj Was an Unnecessary and Counterproductive Strategic Blunder

Provoking what was an entirely predictable response from AL activists and supporters in the stronghold of the deposed political regime amounted to a de facto open invitation for confrontation

Delaying the Announcement of an Election Roadmap is No Longer Tenable

Bangladesh now stands at the threshold between gridlock and reconstruction — the Chief Adviser must set a specific month for the upcoming elections and do so without hesitation.