Political life becomes a stage where guilt is assigned by association, not by evidence.
In an exclusive interview, Dr. Sharif Bhuiyan, Senior Advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and former member, Constitution Reform Commission and legal expert, National Consensus Commission, talks to Counterpoint about his perspective on how the revolutionary constitutionalism underpins the validity of the referendum.
A policy without execution mechanisms is not a plan. It is a press release.
Until 2019, people in the country used to say the country was on the right track. After 2020, there has been a sharp decline. Recently, 53% of people now say the country is running well again.
Welcome to the first episode of Counterpoint Generations, a new Counterpoint original series where ideas, insights, and experiences meet across generations.
True judicial independence cannot rest on the discretion of one office, no matter how elevated.
This emotional polarity is not irrational -- it is Bangladesh rediscovering its moral compass. It is the people reclaiming ownership of their history, their pride, and their right to choose who deserves their trust: Not through coercion, but through character.
Can an Approver still be an accused in the Hasina case? It is difficult to defend the proposition that a person who has been formally pardoned, can remain in law an accused for the same conduct.
Here is the cruel asymmetry that exposes the game. Hurt religious sentiment is always, unfailingly, something felt by the majority or by those who claim to speak in its name. No minority, no freethinker, no ordinary citizen can ever demand accountability for the trampling of their own emotions.
The development of Chittagong Port is more than just a project; it is the key to Bangladesh's next wave of economic growth. If we cannot raise the FDI-GDP ratio from 0.3% to 2.5%, the ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar economy will stay just a dream.
To understand Bangladesh 2025, it’s helpful to know what happened in Bengal in 1905, where it all began. We need to know who we are and where we came from if we hope to chart a path to a better future.
What is needed is neither complacency nor catastrophizing, but a sober, hard-headed assessment of the threat and a realistic and tough-minded plan for how we should deal with it.
In Episode 10 of The J-Z Show, Zafar Sobhan and Jon F. Danilowicz take a close look at the unfolding situation around Khaleda Zia’s health and what her condition means for Bangladesh’s shifting political landscape.
Their burnout is not a personal failing. It is a symptom of a culture that confuses motion with meaning. If a generation is exhausted before life begins, the problem is not them. It is the world we have collectively built around them.
Dhaka’s earthquake threat lies in poor construction, not geology. We need to be concerned about and plan soberly for what would happen if a 6.0 quake hits instead of catastrophizing doomsday scenarios.
In a few words of thanks, the ICT judges suggest partiality towards the prosecution side
