Politics

Legal Questions Raised Over Political Party Ban in Bangladesh

Legal concerns are growing in Bangladesh following a decision to ban the Bangladesh Awami League, based on a proposed amendment to anti-terrorism legislation. The move...

A Resolution in the U.S. Congress on Jamaat’s Trial: History, Politics, and Possible Consequences

At a time when Bangladesh’s domestic politics has been relatively calm in the post-Eid atmosphere, a proposal raised in the United States Congress has...

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...

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...

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...