• by Rahat Aziz The 10th parliamentary election took place in Bangladesh on 5 January, under the current Awami League government. This election was boycotted by the main opposition parties and criticism from the international community has been equally intense but the election went ahead as announced. The pathetic outcome has […]
    Meaningless Election Pity for Democracy in Bangladesh

    by Rahat Aziz The 10th parliamentary election took place in Bangladesh on 5 January, under the current Awami League government. This election was boycotted by the main opposition parties and criticism from the international community has been equally intense but the election went ahead as announced. The pathetic outcome has […]

  • by Ajmal Masroor Today the opposition parties in Bangladesh have called for a national march for democracy. The vast majority of the opposition parties are boycotting the upcoming election. The Prime Minister has declared the election for the 5th of January 2014 and the opposition parties have called it unconstitutional. […]
    The Death of Democracy in Bangladesh

    by Ajmal Masroor Today the opposition parties in Bangladesh have called for a national march for democracy. The vast majority of the opposition parties are boycotting the upcoming election. The Prime Minister has declared the election for the 5th of January 2014 and the opposition parties have called it unconstitutional. […]

  • by Mukul Mustafiz The primary spirit of democracy is “rule of the people”. The term “democracy” first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. Thereafter, it took a very long period for conceptualization and positivisation of the concept. At present, this […]
    Forthcoming Election & Our Label-based Democratic Practice

    by Mukul Mustafiz The primary spirit of democracy is “rule of the people”. The term “democracy” first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. Thereafter, it took a very long period for conceptualization and positivisation of the concept. At present, this […]

  • by Shikder mahmud Kulsum akther, a girl of 12 years has attended class three this year but could not continue for more than a month as her father died. Her mother got married elsewhere and now she attends in a special BRAC school for the working children. Most of the […]
    Life in Vashantek Slum: Hopes Turning into Nightmare

    by Shikder mahmud Kulsum akther, a girl of 12 years has attended class three this year but could not continue for more than a month as her father died. Her mother got married elsewhere and now she attends in a special BRAC school for the working children. Most of the […]