Politics

Bangladesh is becoming the battleground of a great-power proxy war: Are Yunus and Walker hammering the last nail into Bangladesh’s coffin?

The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus and Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman is making decisions that would make anyone stunned. An agreement with China to...

“If you don’t vote for Jamaat, your back will be skinned”—Candidates threatening voters

Violence, intimidation, and repression in Bangladeshi politics are nothing new; but the recent incidents occurring across different regions of the country have taken public...

Yunus Government’s ICC–INTERPOL Drama: The Politics of Empty Noise

The Yunus government— which came to power by removing the elected government through the July unrest— is now attempting...

Silent Streets, Defiant Nation — November 13 in Dhaka: From Lockdown to Liberation

During the pandemic, lockdown was a global reality — a lesson in endurance, discipline, and shared humanity. It taught...

14 foreign trips by Dr Yunus in 14 months: Were those really necessary?

In last 14 months, Dr Yunus went on 14 state trips while only a few of them were bilateral....

Militant Drills, Political Silence, and a Threat to National Security

Bangladesh once again finds itself enveloped in the fear of militancy. Across different regions of the country, banned extremist...

A Nation in Flames

Bangladesh is currently gripped by an unnerving sequence of abnormal events. What unfolds is no longer a mere coincidence, but a relentless cascade of disaster. Since the recent change in power, this unbroken chain of crises has cast a long, dark shadow over the very pillars of the state—its security, its administrative competence, and its sacred sovereignty.

How Yunus Sold Exclusion as “Reform”

The so-called July Charter was proclaimed a national reform program — but in truth, it was a carefully staged...