July Revolution: A New Dawn or the Same Deception?
Bangladesh has often been characterized as a fertile ground for revolutions. Throughout our extensive historical journey, we, as a nation, have witnes...
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The politics of Awami League in Indian soil and the security threat
Over the last 15 years, Bangladesh lived under a political order that, to many critics, resembled not governance but a suffocating grip of authoritarianism. The Awami League, once celebrated for its historic role in the country’s birth, evolved over sixteen years into what opponents describe as a ferocious machine of corruption, repression, and rut...
Revisiting the Legacy of Sheikh Hasina’s Rule in Bangladesh
One year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall from power, a reckoning begins—not with rage, but with reflection. A reflection on a regime that claimed democracy...
Revolution on the Walls: Graffiti, Uprising, and the Art of Protest
Revolutions are rarely orchestrated; they erupt. They arise not from a singular cause but from a complex mesh of social wounds, unfulfilled needs, and...
From Legal Protest to Victory: A Timeline of Gen-Z Movement
History, in its relentless rhythm, neither forgets nor forgives. It returns, again and again, not merely as a record of past events, but as a vigilant...
Sheikh Hasina's Fall: What Next for India?
Bangladesh was practically a puppet government of Delhi under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina until now. Like Sikkim's Lendup Dorje, Sheikh Hasina, an...
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...
Rail Transit and the Question of Security
The recent visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Delhi has marked significant progress on a critical issue that poses a threat to the n...
Bangladesh at the Brink: Rewriting a Nation’s Future
(After Part-1)The most important proposal of the Constitutional Reform Commission is the formation of the National Constitutional Council (NCC).Despit...
Bangladesh Paradox: Corruption Rampant all over the Country
In the mid-1980s, Rajiv Gandhi occupied a seat in the Indian parliament. His ascension to the position of Prime Minister followed the tragic assassina...
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...
A Comparative Review of Discrimination in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regarding the Protection of Fundamental Human Rights
Chittagong Hill Tracts refers to the three districts of the south-eastern part of Bangladesh: Khagrachhari, Rangamati, and Bandarban. These three dist...
What Prevents Us From Stopping the Infiltration of Drugs?
Abuse of drugs poses a serious threat to peace, prosperity, health, and security throughout the world, and it also distorts the bonding of the whole s...
Reimagining Bangladesh as a sovereign, accountable, and strategic state
Bangladesh stands at a rare historical inflection point. Nations do not often receive a second chance to renegotiate their political contract with pow...
Ensuring free and fair elections is Bangladesh’s democratic stress test
Bangladesh is approaching one of the most consequential elections in its modern political history, not because of the number of seats at stake, but be...