Hints at foreign corporate grip
The interim government need not be too apologetic for its record, but it would be a shame not to make the best of the opportunity history has bestowed it.
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said today that if the impartiality of the interim government comes into question and public trust in its activities is shaken, the path to democracy could face serious obstacles
BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday questioned why the interim government’s structure and activities were expanding further.
The interview was not about dissecting Bangladesh’s political culture. It was about sending a message—Bangladesh is breaking free from its past.
The BNP has expressed doubts about the interim government’s sincerity in holding the next national election.
Bangladesh's 1st media opinion survey: 45K families polled on trust & independence.
The previous government left the country’s economy and governance system in a fragile state.
What started as a moment of hope—a chance to break free from the chains of authoritarian rule—has increasingly turned into a struggle for meaningful reform.
Call me the lord of useless things but it is indeed with peculiar curiosity I notice some of the student leaders in casual wear, even on the most formal of occasions. I will remember these the next time I am invited to any black tie event!
Will all that the revolution called for in spirit prevail in structures?
In a true democracy, criticism should not be equated with betrayal, but embraced as a necessary part of the discourse.
No one is safe until all can participate and enjoy their entitlements.
Are three months enough to hold a free and fair election? Because that is not the only concern at hand.
For three days we were a state without a government.
The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.
Not many nations have the opportunity to make a fresh start in the right direction, such as Bangladesh does today.
The selection, prioritisation and delivery of those reforms will determine whether this moment in our country’s history is a new dawn or a false one.
The dramatic rise of Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud
