From Freedom’s Vanguard to Tyranny’s Symbol: Awami League’s Bitter End
In the annals of political science, parties are often analyzed through the prism of their ultimate desire: power. No matter how noble their beginnings...
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Sheltering Hasina: India’s diplomatic gamble with Bangladesh
In the wake of the anti-discrimination student movement, Sheikh Hasina's sudden departure from the country following the anti-discrimination student movement left her party leaders and activists in a state of complete bewilderment. The top police officials, who had wielded significant power over the past three terms, were equally uninformed. This u...
The Loop Bangladesh Can’t Break
On 6 December 1990, Bangladesh watched something rare in South Asian political history: an entrenched military ruler, H. M. Ershad, stepped down under...
Why Islamic Political Parties are failed in Bangladesh
As a Muslim-majority country, the presence and influence of Islam in the society of Bangladesh is nothing new. In the same way, religion has a special...
Bangladesh’s Sovereignty Test in the Shadow of Foreign Intrigue
There are corners of history that never quite sleep. The Chittagong Hill Tracts—lush, remote, and strategically poised between Bangladesh, India, and...
Redrawing the Bay of Bengal Security Map
In the shifting currents of Indo-Pacific geopolitics, a subtle yet significant development is emerging between Dhaka and Tokyo. Recent discussions bet...
Poverty in Bangladesh: Government Policy to Alleviate It.
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Banglade...
The Immense Potentials of Ship Breaking Industry in Bangladesh
US based research organization, Clarksons revealed that Bangladesh tops the ladder in ship recycling industry. In 2019, according to a report by the U...
Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh and Slow down of Repatriation Process
The Rohingya crisis stands as one of the most severe and protracted humanitarian emergencies in the world, with profound implications for regional sta...
Fire Tragedy and Low-Capacity-Fire Service in Bangladesh
From the beginning of life to the end, everyone has to fight more or less to survive and this fight gives courage to dream new dreams, and gives stren...
IMF Loan: What Does it Mean for Bangladesh?
On January 30, the board meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a loan of 4.7 billion (4.7 billion) dollars for Bangladesh. It will...
The Post-Election Constitution Debate
The political landscape of Bangladesh is currently undergoing a transformation so profound that it defies standard nomenclature. To the casual observe...
The Anatomy of a Captured Banking System
The collapse of trust is rarely sudden. It accumulates quietly through compromised decisions, institutional silence, and the normalization of excess u...
A Nation at a Crossroads: Could Bangladesh Slip Back Into Fascism Again?
In a rapidly evolving political landscape, the recent violent clash at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on February 19 has reign...
The Lingering Shadow of a Fascist Regime
For over 15 years, Bangladesh was gripped by a regime that systematically entrenched itself within the very institutions meant to serve the people. Th...
Building a New Bangladesh: The Power of Civil Society Alliance
IntroductionJohn Dalberg-Acton (1907) famously stated, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” However, power can also serve...
Reform or Ruin: A Revolution’s Promise and the Path to Reform
Bangladesh stands at a crossroads of unprecedented possibility and peril. In the wake of the student-led uprising of July-August 2024, a powerful wave...
The Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy in 2024: A GREAT POLITICAL RESET
Democracy faces its gravest test worldwide, grappling with the oppressive rise of authoritarian rulers. In many nations, including Bangladesh, institu...
Pilkhana tragedy: Will justice ever find the path, or will it turn out to be oblivion again?
The massacre at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh) on February 25, 2009, is an indelible stain on the history of...