Bangladesh

Appeal for European Parliament Intervention to Restore Democracy in Bangladesh and Lift the Illegal Ban on the Awami League

An appeal was made for the intervention of the European Parliament to help restore democracy in Bangladesh and to lift the illegal ban imposed...

Sheikh Hasina’s ‘Defiance of Superpowers’ vs. Current ‘Begging for Permission’: Where is Bangladesh Heading?

In the political history of Bangladesh, the term "subservient foreign policy" has long been used as a cheap propaganda tool by a certain political...

Is the Shadow of Militancy Returning Under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman? A New Question

Militancy has long been a serious and sensitive issue in Bangladesh’s politics. Recently, allegations about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman...

The President’s July Charter Order: Illegal and a Betrayal of the Constitution

Muhammad Yunus’s desperate power grab disguised as reform; illegal, exclusionary, and a direct assault on the 1972 Constitution. In a...

A USD 4.1 Billion Hole: Who Will Fill the Gap Left by Yunus?

What the Yunus administration has left behind in Bangladesh’s power sector can scarcely be described as anything less than...

Yunus’s Eighteen Months: How Bangladesh Became a Breeding Ground for Islamic Extremism

When the BBC Bengali went to interview Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani after his release, he said, “ABT never existed.” Rajib...

Nobel Peace Laureate Yunus Leaves Office Amid Questions Over 18-Month Tenure

Bringing an eventful 18 months in Bangladeshi politics to a close, the interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize...

Ordinance on Party Ban Puts Bangladesh’s Democratic Credentials Under Scrutiny

As Bangladesh’s newly elected government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) assumes office, it confronts a significant constitutional...