Analysis

How To Get From A To B

Unless we reach a consensus on key issues such as the July Charter and constitutional reforms, debating whether the elections should be held in February or April are meaningless. With consensus, February makes most sense. Without consensus even April may not happen.

Who Leads the Leaders?

As the Chief Advisor prepares to meet with Keir Starmer in the UK, it is worth looking at how the two men are similar, how they differ, and what lessons each can learn from the other.

Rural Engagement and Grassroots Politics: Lessons from Ziaur Rahman and NCP’s Recent Efforts

The NCP’s leaders must prioritize meeting and talking with the people. Moving away from social media-driven politics, the NCP should focus on fieldwork and direct engagement, as this is the path to building genuine public support.

Export Dreams On Hold: How Bonded Reform Is Leaving SMEs Behind

Export-led growth should be a movement -- not a monopoly. If we want the next generation of Bangladeshi exporters to rise, we need to trust them, back them financially, and give them the tools -- not traps -- to succeed.

The December Two-Step

Why can we not have a transparent timeline detailing what reforms can be achieved if the elections are held in December, another showing what's possible by April, and a third one with a June 30 deadline?

Do Not Intimidate the Generation That Has Already Defied Death

An orchestrated whisper campaign now paints Bangladesh’s July-Revolution youth as saboteurs of democracy. The allegation is as thin as it is dangerous, for it misunderstands both their mandate and the moment the nation inhabits.

Irrational Use of Medicine in Bangladesh: Graduate Pharmacists Are the Key

The interim government's initiative to launch chain pharmacies and the plan to distribute essential medicines through graduate pharmacists in hospitals could be a groundbreaking step in healthcare

Why We Must Reform Chittagong Port by Bringing in Global Expertise Now

An inefficient private local company is driving port operations into the ground. We could enhance exports by bringing in an international operator. If we don't act now, it will only cost us that much more in the future.

The Collective Myopia of BNP and How They are Losing Their Brand

In this era of internet and social media, people are not allowed to forget. Every information, every statement, every image lives forever. When we were given a rare opportunity for a new Bangladesh, people will remember who were for them, against them, and who betrayed them.   

Shut Down Bhasan Char Now

Bhasan Char is a symbol of the corruption and cronyism of the last regime, a so-called humanitarian scheme that served only to line the pockets of the powerful. The Interim Government can do the right thing by making a clean break from Sheikh Hasina's most disastrous Rohingya policy.

The Rise and Fall of Obaidul Quader

The Reappearance of the Once All-Powerful AL General Secretary Paints a Portrait of Moral Bankruptcy and Political Cowardice

How does Indian intelligence view Bangladesh? And is it a player in the current crisis?

Creating Chaos in Dhaka Is Cheaper for India Than Confronting China in Lalmonirhat and the Bay of Bengal

How Trump’s Oval Office Became a Global Interrogation Room

The White House is now a stage for public rebuke, political theatre, and intimidation disguised as diplomacy. Within this heavily guarded mansion now lies an inner chamber not of hospitality but of strategic humiliation, where world leaders no longer meet an equal but face a prosecutorial figurehead.

We are not going anywhere

Is it for the Interim Government to arrogate to itself the sole power to determine the time-frame for elections?

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.