Bangladesh politics

Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning

The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.

We must never again allow freedom to be lost

The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.

Opinion / Transitioning from autocracy to democracy: The four challenges for Bangladesh

The challenges are not exclusively of the interim government's but of the entire political class.

Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber

True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.

Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests

To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.

AL ban debate: BNP sniffs ploy to delay the polls

Party leaders argue these are "attempts to incite tensions between the military and the public, creating political unrest"

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

A reminder of the nearly unwinnable hand Yunus was dealt

A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.

2024: The year that was / Nation sees tectonic shifts in politics

Seismic. That is perhaps the one word close enough to describe Bangladesh’s transformation in 2024.

July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025

Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning

The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.

July 13, 2025
July 13, 2025

We must never again allow freedom to be lost

The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.

June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025

Transitioning from autocracy to democracy: The four challenges for Bangladesh

The challenges are not exclusively of the interim government's but of the entire political class.

June 24, 2025
June 24, 2025

Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber

True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.

May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests

To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.

March 23, 2025
March 23, 2025

AL ban debate: BNP sniffs ploy to delay the polls

Party leaders argue these are "attempts to incite tensions between the military and the public, creating political unrest"

February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

Towards a common minimum reform programme

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025

A reminder of the nearly unwinnable hand Yunus was dealt

A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.

December 31, 2024
December 31, 2024

Nation sees tectonic shifts in politics

Seismic. That is perhaps the one word close enough to describe Bangladesh’s transformation in 2024.

December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024

Uprising, unity, and uncertainty: Power, protest, and politics in 2024

To speak of politics in 2024 is also to recall the entire history of political culture that has unfolded in Bangladesh since 1972.