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Sometimes images speak for themselves, and no commentary is needed. If there was ever any doubt, it should now be clear that no democratic prospect is possible under Bangladesh’s current prime minister. [First draft of history. The Daily Star describes how the police suddenly attacked the peaceful opposition rally from two flanks] [This is not […]

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Telegram WhatsApp E-magazines A Shameful History: Minority Communities of Bangladesh under Awami League 2009-2023 A Shameful History: Minority Communities of Bangladesh under Awami League 2009-2023 Editor October 24, 2023 বিশেষ সংখ্যা, আগস্ট ২০২৩ বিশেষ সংখ্যা, আগস্ট ২০২৩ Editor September 17, 2023 Special Issue August 2023 Special Issue August 2023 Editor August 30, […]

Tarique Rahman is the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was founded by his father Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam. He joined politics in the late 1980s as a general member of a Upazila (sub-district) unit during the autocratic rule of General Ershad and played a vital role in mobilising the […]

Most were working class and self-employed young men —pulling a battery-powered rickshaw, selling groceries from a van, a welder, a factory worker, and so on. Having spent much of their lives under the oppressive regime, they might have succumbed to despair. Instead, they came to BNP rallies and meetings, overcoming violence by the ruling party […]

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-day trip to Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom during a severe dollar crisis hardly bore any fruit. While the delayed visit to Japan was a state visit, the other two were not. She was not even invited to the White House or Downing Street during the hyped […]

The Department of State of the United States of America has announced a new visa policy to promote free, fair, and peaceful national elections in Bangladesh on May 24, 2023. An official statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken says: ‘Today, I am announcing a new visa policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) (“3C”) of the […]

A recent incident related to Bangladesh’s most prominent Bangla-language daily, Prothom Alo, exposed the state of press freedom in Bangladesh. The newspaper published a report on 26 March, Bangladesh’s Independence Day, covering the rising cost of living. The newspaper’s article and social media page published a card with a photo of a child looking at […]

“Without the approval of the prime minister, it is very unlikely that the home minister would give an order like this,” said a former RAB commander to the recently broadcast documentary of Deutsche Welle and Netra News, while narrating how political targets are usually eliminated. The jaw-dropping reportage titled Inside Bangladesh’s Death Squad is proof […]

The Bangla-language daily broadsheet, the Dainik Dinkal, was forced to cease publishing on 19 February 2023. The current authoritarian regime of Bangladesh revoked the daily’s printing permit. The Dainik Dinkal was well known as the mouthpiece of the opposition and pro-democracy movement in Bangladesh. A voice of the BNP since its founding 40 years ago, […]

The power purchase agreement between Bangladesh Government and Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited (APJL) is grossly unfair and goes against Bangladesh’s interests. Despite widespread condemnation in the domestic and international arena, the government is steadfastly refusing to address the core allegations against the deal by maintaining a policy of secrecy. One of the most shocking parts […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) unveiled a 27-point plan for state reform on December 2, 2022. When announcing the slate of state reorganizing ideas and plans, the BNP promised that if it came to power, it would put policies in place to make sure that no prime minister or president could serve more than two […]

Due to the decade-long large-scale corruption, siphoning off money abroad, and a series of policy failures during the Awami League regime led by Sheikh Hasina in 2009, Bangladesh started facing a severe dollar crisis in mid-2022. This resulted in a domino effect on the economy. Prices of goods went high, electricity became costly, and power […]