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His BBC interview does not announce a new manifesto; it announces a new temperament. It marks the return not merely of a politician but of a political tone long missing in Bangladesh -- calm, composed, and confident in the people’s intelligence
Her warning that humanity has only a narrow window to reverse the degradation of Earth’s life-support systems, and that unless societies change their ways of living and their overall strategy for economic development, civilization will run out of time, is especially relevant to Bangladesh
Everything you wanted to know about the PEPS survey. A closer reading of the survey's findings unearths a treasure trove of information for the political parties and the general public. Too many commentators have only looked at the surface, hence they are missing the true insights.
Each missing gun is a potential shooting at a street corner, a robbery, a killing. As national elections approach, the fear is not hypothetical. It is Chekhov’s gun multiplied by a thousand: if a weapon hangs on the wall in Act I, it must go off by Act III. And Act III is the election.
Societies that silence dissent eventually silence innovation, justice, and even hope. The cemetery of nations is filled not with those who spoke too much, but with those who spoke too little.
Instead of asking expats to vote in their "home constituencies," we should have overseas constituencies and overseas MPs. That way the expats can be represented in Parliament by someone who can address their immediate concerns.
The vision of an Asia less dependent on the US dollar is not impossible, but it is certainly difficult. Bangladesh’s experience vividly demonstrates why.
To protect shrines is to protect a vision of Islam that is inclusive, creative, and rooted in ordinary life. The riddle of the shrine attacks is solved only when we see that the real threat is not just the loss of Hindu-Muslim peace, but the erosion of Muslim-Muslim coexistence.
Britain’s industrial revolution was fueled by the plunder of Bengal. What we call progress in London was poverty in Dhaka. With Hasina gone, Bangladesh has a chance to reclaim its stolen future and build Bangladesh 2.0 -- democratic, innovative, and prosperous.
While this kind of hooliganism is shameful and unacceptable, this was not the first egg-throwing incident on foreign land by Bangladeshi political activists, nor will it be the last
Bangladesh’s interim government under Muhammad Yunus is driving bold reforms and prosecuting Sheikh Hasina in exile, but rising violence and political rifts threaten stability. The 2026 election will decide whether this upheaval delivers real democratic change or deeper turmoil.
Billions could have been recovered through proper asset recovery strategy. Why was that not done? Why were experienced legal experts not retained? Serious questions need to be answered.
The greatest danger of our age is not simply that authority will be rejected, but that authority itself will lose all legitimacy, leaving nothing in its place but the law of the jungle
At SUST, Bangladesh has chosen to forget Jahanara Imam. It has chosen to betray its mother to appease its murderers. It has chosen to sanctify cowardice with religion. The dormitory that should have carried her name now bears the name of a saint, not because the country lacks martyrs, but because it lacks the courage to honor them.
The recent Innovision poll provides a very good snapshot of the political state of play with less than 6 months to go before elections
