Politics

Robbery by the Yunus–Jamaat Alliance and Incompetent BNP Leadership Push Bangladesh Toward Poverty Risk

Risk of 120 Million People Falling Below the Poverty Line In the context of recent economic trends, more than 100 million people in Bangladesh are...

BNP Government Approves $1.6 Billion Loan Burden on Citizens

On April 28, at the Planning Ministry, the BNP government made a decision that, in simple terms, places yet another heavy burden on future...

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...

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...

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...