Tag: Bangladesh Update

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...

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...

226 Thousand Crore in Loans, Zero Development: Yunus’s Legacy of Crippling Bangladesh

When Sheikh Hasina left the country, Bangladesh’s total public debt stood at 19.23 lakh crore taka. In just eighteen...

Dhaka University Hosts Turkish-Funded Medical Centre Opening Amid Political Attention

Turkish origin footballer Mesut Özil has arrived in Dhaka to inaugurate a medical centre at University of Dhaka. The...

No voters, yet ballots filled. No people, yet results prepared.

This is the clearest proof of an illegitimate election. Kurigram-1 constituency, polling centre no. 171.Total votes: 2,172Votes cast: 2,172 That means...

What TIB’s Statistics Say: Was the 13th Parliamentary

Election Truly Free and Fair? The question of fairness and credibility surrounding Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election is no longer...

A New Spring of Militancy in Yunus’s Bangladesh: Is Bangladesh Heading Toward Becoming Another Syria?

The explosion at the Ummul Qura Madrasa in Keraniganj was no accident.Two hundred liters of hydrogen peroxide, sixty liters...

In a country where a microcredit businessman is the Chief Adviser, people will inevitably die under the burden of debt

Before jumping in front of the train, Mir Ruhul Amin may have paused for a moment to think: where...

Bangladesh ElectionNot BNP, Jamaat–NCP and the Islamic alliance are on the path to power

Political analysts are warning that the BNP is facing serious challenges in the electoral arena due to weak leadership...