Zillur Rahman
Zillur Rahman is the executive director of the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) and a television talk show host. His Twitter handle is @zillur
Zillur Rahman is the executive director of the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) and a television talk show host. His Twitter handle is @zillur
Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.
Bangladesh has kicked off the year with the first of many important national elections to be held around the world.
In today’s digital age, the spread of misinformation and disinformation has arisen as a major challenge to global democracy.
Both Bangladeshis and Indians need to understand that they need each other in order to thrive.
How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?
A casual look into the draft CSA will prove that the optimism expressed by the law minister is entirely unfounded
Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.
The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.
Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.
Bangladesh has kicked off the year with the first of many important national elections to be held around the world.
In today’s digital age, the spread of misinformation and disinformation has arisen as a major challenge to global democracy.
Both Bangladeshis and Indians need to understand that they need each other in order to thrive.
How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?
A casual look into the draft CSA will prove that the optimism expressed by the law minister is entirely unfounded
Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.
The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.
A primary analysis of the outlook confirms the various speculations that Bangladesh would not be tilting West and would remain adamant about its foreign policy ideal of non-alignment.
Whether or not Bangladesh can salvage its image as a democracy will entirely depend on how the next election is conducted.