With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
The protests were sparked by a series of crimes.
Dhaka faces frequent protests, causing disruptions, but lacks discourse on root causes.
In 2024, Bangladesh’s youth, Millennials and Gen Z, are rewriting the political playbook.
If Dhaka had a national sport, it wouldn’t be cricket—it would be protests.
If you have been keeping up with the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bangladesh’s national pastime is becoming "who can protest the loudest." With protests popping up on every street corner like pop-up shops, it’s time to address the real issue.
It is astounding how little a regime in power for 15 years understands the new form of student politics.
Students have always been the first to engage in discourses on divisive borders with imagined, imposing lines, language, religion or tradition.
The United States triumphed on the pitch over longtime political adversary Iran on Tuesday in a World Cup match overshadowed by protests raging in Iran and laced with decades of tension between the two countries.
Thousands gather for a second day of protests on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over a multi-million-dollar financial scandal, their spirits lifted by unexpected support from Malaysia's longest-serving leader.
