Politics

The Case Against December Elections

The public may want elections sooner rather than later. But elections without reform threaten to make things worse, not better.

Post-Yunus Bangladesh: An Unknown Destination

BNP should be careful what it wishes for. A post-Yunus Bangladesh may create more problems than it solves.

Between the Barracks and the Ballot: Decoding General Wakar’s Closed-Door Calculus

Could General Wakar’s words be interpreted as a masterclass in layered messaging -- a high-stakes chess match played across three boards –- domestic politics, regional pressure, and international diplomacy?

Time to Listen to the Bangladeshi People

Let us step back for a moment and ask ourselves what it is the Bangladeshi people want at a time like this

The Third Act

The Interim Government as the mirror image of the 1/11 regime

3 Questions the World Should Ask India

As India embarks on an ambitious global propaganda tour, the international community should use the occasion to ask some tough questions of its own

PR Upper House 101

Everything you wanted to know about a proportional representation-based upper house and were afraid to ask

The July Uprising was just the start. The real test is now

The energy that brings down a regime is not the same as the one that builds a republic. It is the time to demonstrate that the spirit of the uprising can mature into a just and democratic order

Monsoon Aspirations

Putting the Monsoon Revolution in historical context

Three anniversaries and a corridor

Professor Yunus needs to be more transparent and accountable about foreign liaisons

Pick your poison

AL and BNP both show nothing but contempt for the Bangladeshi voter

Winning back the students

What can the government do to win back the students and indeed the rest of the country?

The future is now

You try to silence Bangladeshis or ignore their concerns only at your own peril

When the dust settles

The destruction of the house on Road 32 has left all of us fundamentally poorer

Sheikhdown

A personal reflection on the cult of personality that underpinned the Hasina regime