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Nazmul Alam Parliament, MP, Member of Parliament, Election https://counterpointbd.com/A-New-Iran-on-the-Horizon https://counterpointbd.com/A-New-Iran-on-the-Horizon Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:48:46 +0600 Tamim Choudhury Iran https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Real-Political-Fault-Line https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Real-Political-Fault-Line Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:03:21 +0600 Asif Saleh Inequality, Mobility, Identity https://counterpointbd.com/Jagannath-University-Students https://counterpointbd.com/Jagannath-University-Students Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:25:56 +0600 Faysal Kabir Shuvo Student Politics, Jagannath University https://counterpointbd.com/welcome-to-the-post-rules-world https://counterpointbd.com/welcome-to-the-post-rules-world Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:25:46 +0600 Shahab Enam Khan Bangladesh, Foreign Policy https://counterpointbd.com/are-we-looking-at-a-february-surprise https://counterpointbd.com/are-we-looking-at-a-february-surprise Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:37:25 +0600 Asif Shahan Jamaaat-e-Islami, BNP, Election https://counterpointbd.com/The-Right-to-Live https://counterpointbd.com/The-Right-to-Live Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:20:41 +0600 Zakir Kibria Venezuela, Maduro, Trump https://counterpointbd.com/jyoti-piece https://counterpointbd.com/jyoti-piece Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:31:31 +0600 Jyoti Rahman BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, NCP, Election https://counterpointbd.com/understanding-the-july-uprising-through-spontaneity https://counterpointbd.com/understanding-the-july-uprising-through-spontaneity Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:43:32 +0600 Sohul Ahmed July Uprising https://counterpointbd.com/tarique-rahmans-return https://counterpointbd.com/tarique-rahmans-return Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:15:13 +0600 Salah Uddin Bhuiyan Tarique Rahman, BNP, Sheikh Mujib, Return https://counterpointbd.com/what-is-fascism https://counterpointbd.com/what-is-fascism Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:46:16 +0600 Taufique Joarder Fascism https://counterpointbd.com/change-is-not-coming-it-has-already-arrived https://counterpointbd.com/change-is-not-coming-it-has-already-arrived Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:23:07 +0600 Mohammad Mia Osman Hadi, Funeral, Youth, Change https://counterpointbd.com/Behind-the-Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine-War https://counterpointbd.com/Behind-the-Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine-War Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:58:37 +0600 Mustafa Kamal Rusho Ukraine, Russia, EU https://counterpointbd.com/why-the-nation-owes-tarique https://counterpointbd.com/why-the-nation-owes-tarique Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:55:19 +0600 Rumi Ahmed Tarique Rahman, BNP https://counterpointbd.com/return-from-exile https://counterpointbd.com/return-from-exile Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:06:20 +0600 Ehteshamul Haque Tarique Rahman, BNP https://counterpointbd.com/A-curious-case-of-justice https://counterpointbd.com/A-curious-case-of-justice Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:23:16 +0600 Omar Shehab Corruption https://counterpointbd.com/What-India-must-do https://counterpointbd.com/What-India-must-do Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:18:59 +0600 Ashok Swain Instability, Radicalism, Osman Hadi, Indo-Bangladesh Relations https://counterpointbd.com/the-clock-is-broken-how-bangladeshs-managed-time-descended-into-chaos https://counterpointbd.com/the-clock-is-broken-how-bangladeshs-managed-time-descended-into-chaos Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:12:56 +0600 Zakir Kibria Osman Hadi, Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/the-danger-of-ruling-by-resentment https://counterpointbd.com/the-danger-of-ruling-by-resentment Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:34:04 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam Economy, Justice, Leadership https://counterpointbd.com/we-cannot-let-osman-hadis-killers-win https://counterpointbd.com/we-cannot-let-osman-hadis-killers-win Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:06:09 +0600 Zafar Sobhan Osman Hadi, Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Elections, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/the-morning-after https://counterpointbd.com/the-morning-after Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:52:55 +0600 Jon Danilowicz Osman Hadi https://counterpointbd.com/you-must-ask-the-right-question https://counterpointbd.com/you-must-ask-the-right-question Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:32:41 +0600 Nakibur Rahman Opinion Poll, Prothom Alo, Innovision, IRI, Survey https://counterpointbd.com/using-and-abusing-history https://counterpointbd.com/using-and-abusing-history Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:40:12 +0600 Jon Danilowicz Bangladesh's History, Politics https://counterpointbd.com/election-season-is-upon-us https://counterpointbd.com/election-season-is-upon-us Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:41:34 +0600 Asif Iqbal Elections https://counterpointbd.com/reading-between-the-lines-of-the-iri-poll https://counterpointbd.com/reading-between-the-lines-of-the-iri-poll Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:39:57 +0600 Asif Bin Ali IRI, Opinion Poll, Populism https://counterpointbd.com/Understanding-Khaleda-Zia https://counterpointbd.com/Understanding-Khaleda-Zia Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:24:57 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam Khaleda Zia, BNP https://counterpointbd.com/The-New-Battle https://counterpointbd.com/The-New-Battle Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:54:48 +0600 Shafiqur Rahman Elites, NCP, Jamaat, BNP, July Uprising https://counterpointbd.com/mamdani-and-how-he-reveals-our-broken-politics https://counterpointbd.com/mamdani-and-how-he-reveals-our-broken-politics Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:32:10 +0600 Syed Hasibuddin Hussain Vote, Politics https://counterpointbd.com/no-the-reform-process-is-not-meaningless-and-we-need-to-see-it-through https://counterpointbd.com/no-the-reform-process-is-not-meaningless-and-we-need-to-see-it-through Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:40:28 +0600 Asif Shahan Reform, Upper House https://counterpointbd.com/Tarique-Rahman%E2%80%99s-Return https://counterpointbd.com/Tarique-Rahman%E2%80%99s-Return Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:28:31 +0600 Zahid F. Sarder Tarique Rahman, BNP https://counterpointbd.com/The-Moral-Cost https://counterpointbd.com/The-Moral-Cost Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:44:10 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam politicians, politics, Moral cost https://counterpointbd.com/key-takeaways-from-the-latest-iri-survey https://counterpointbd.com/key-takeaways-from-the-latest-iri-survey Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:21:09 +0600 Shafquat Rabbee Election, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/In-a-few-words-of-thanks https://counterpointbd.com/In-a-few-words-of-thanks Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:11:59 +0600 David Bergman Proescution, Partiality https://counterpointbd.com/the-first-real-choice-in-15-years https://counterpointbd.com/the-first-real-choice-in-15-years Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:36:18 +0600 Muneeba Fakhrul Elections, NRBs https://counterpointbd.com/How-rich-are-our-princes https://counterpointbd.com/How-rich-are-our-princes Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:28:53 +0600 Omar Shehab Tarique Rahman, Sajeeb Wazed Joy https://counterpointbd.com/The-Centrist-Question https://counterpointbd.com/The-Centrist-Question Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:53:24 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam https://counterpointbd.com/From-five-charges-to-two https://counterpointbd.com/From-five-charges-to-two Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:11:50 +0600 David Bergman Sheikh Hasina, Verdict, ICT, Death Penalty https://counterpointbd.com/relax-elections-are-happening https://counterpointbd.com/relax-elections-are-happening Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:51:23 +0600 Jyoti Rahman Election, Polling https://counterpointbd.com/voters-voices-need-a-push https://counterpointbd.com/voters-voices-need-a-push Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:21:20 +0600 Toffael Rashid Election, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/The-UN-Response https://counterpointbd.com/The-UN-Response Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:57:18 +0600 Muneeba Fakhrul United Nations, Sheikh Hasina, Verdict https://counterpointbd.com/grassroots-to-global-the-personal-story-behind-a-newly-elected-mayor https://counterpointbd.com/grassroots-to-global-the-personal-story-behind-a-newly-elected-mayor Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:56:43 +0600 Iftikhar Gilani Mamdani https://counterpointbd.com/the-trial-of-sheikh-hasina-the-judgment-and-the-justice https://counterpointbd.com/the-trial-of-sheikh-hasina-the-judgment-and-the-justice Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:07:57 +0600 Sultan Mohammed Zakaria Sheikh Hasina, Verdict, ICT https://counterpointbd.com/judgment-day-for-hasina https://counterpointbd.com/judgment-day-for-hasina Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:51:38 +0600 Zahid F. Sarder Sheikh Hasina, ICT, Interim Government, Awami League, Death Penalty, Verdict https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-and-The-Myth-of-Sovereignty https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-and-The-Myth-of-Sovereignty Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:39:35 +0600 Saif Sayeem Bangladesh, Sovereignty, Foreign Relations https://counterpointbd.com/justice-for-crimes-against-humanity-demands-abolishing-the-death-penalty https://counterpointbd.com/justice-for-crimes-against-humanity-demands-abolishing-the-death-penalty Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:19:47 +0600 John Quinley and Peter Bouckaert Death Penalty, ICT, Hasina Verdict https://counterpointbd.com/the-constitutional-knights https://counterpointbd.com/the-constitutional-knights Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:13:53 +0600 Ehteshamul Haque Interim Government, July Charter https://counterpointbd.com/the-big-lie https://counterpointbd.com/the-big-lie Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:13:28 +0600 Jon Danilowicz RT, Nowfel, July Uprising, Sheikh Hasina, Disinformation https://counterpointbd.com/From-Disaster-to-Discourse https://counterpointbd.com/From-Disaster-to-Discourse Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:46:21 +0600 Muhammad Asiful Basar Bhola Cyclone, Media, 1970 Election https://counterpointbd.com/the-mamdani-moment-and-bangladeshs-missed-chance https://counterpointbd.com/the-mamdani-moment-and-bangladeshs-missed-chance Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:27:57 +0600 Protik Bardhan Mamdani, July Uprising, NCP https://counterpointbd.com/no-an-upper-chamber-will-not-lead-to-a-hung-parliament https://counterpointbd.com/no-an-upper-chamber-will-not-lead-to-a-hung-parliament Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:48:35 +0600 Asif Shahan Upper House https://counterpointbd.com/nov-16-can-bangladesh-turn-the-corner https://counterpointbd.com/nov-16-can-bangladesh-turn-the-corner Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:45:34 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam Democracy, Elections https://counterpointbd.com/guns-of-november https://counterpointbd.com/guns-of-november Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:03:08 +0600 Jyoti Rahman November 1975, 1975, Ziaur Rahman https://counterpointbd.com/can-bangladesh-build https://counterpointbd.com/can-bangladesh-build Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:38:15 +0600 Sultan Mohammed Zakaria Democracy, Elections https://counterpointbd.com/The-Crisis-of-Liberal-Politics https://counterpointbd.com/The-Crisis-of-Liberal-Politics Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:03:18 +0600 Selim Raihan https://counterpointbd.com/The-perils-of-a-government https://counterpointbd.com/The-perils-of-a-government Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:04:51 +0600 Bobby Hajjaj Interim Government, Elections https://counterpointbd.com/Sultanas-Dreams https://counterpointbd.com/Sultanas-Dreams Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:45:40 +0600 Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi Interim Government, Women's Rights https://counterpointbd.com/breaking-the-establishment-the-politics-behind-mamdanis-rise https://counterpointbd.com/breaking-the-establishment-the-politics-behind-mamdanis-rise Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:02:35 +0600 Nakibur Rahman Zohran Mamdani, New York City, Election https://counterpointbd.com/The-Shifting-Power-Landscape-in-the-Middle-East https://counterpointbd.com/The-Shifting-Power-Landscape-in-the-Middle-East Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:38:24 +0600 Saif Sayeem Middle East, Saudi Arabia, GCC https://counterpointbd.com/the-dramatization-of-politics https://counterpointbd.com/the-dramatization-of-politics Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:33:41 +0600 Farhad Mahmud July Charter https://counterpointbd.com/why-so-serious-ncp https://counterpointbd.com/why-so-serious-ncp Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:17:02 +0600 H.M. Nazmul Alam NCP, July Charter https://counterpointbd.com/when-reform-becomes https://counterpointbd.com/when-reform-becomes Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:13:21 +0600 Kawsar Chowdhury PR, NCP https://counterpointbd.com/paper-shield https://counterpointbd.com/paper-shield Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:36:46 +0600 Islamul Haque July Charter https://counterpointbd.com/GCC-Rise https://counterpointbd.com/GCC-Rise Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:40:20 +0600 Saif Sayeem GCC, Militancy, Israel, Saudi Arabia https://counterpointbd.com/ncp-july-charter https://counterpointbd.com/ncp-july-charter Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:41:26 +0600 Sultan Mohammed Zakaria NCP, July Charter https://counterpointbd.com/looking-at-the-july-charter-and-what-comes-next https://counterpointbd.com/looking-at-the-july-charter-and-what-comes-next Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:58:53 +0600 Jon Danilowicz July Charter, Interim Government, NCP https://counterpointbd.com/bangladesh-needs-to-beware-of-agent-provacateurs https://counterpointbd.com/bangladesh-needs-to-beware-of-agent-provacateurs Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:34:31 +0600 Rumi Ahmed India, Israel https://counterpointbd.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-polls https://counterpointbd.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-polls Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:28:56 +0600 Jyoti Rahman Opinion Poll https://counterpointbd.com/A-Proposal-to-Realize-Expatriate-Voting-Rights https://counterpointbd.com/A-Proposal-to-Realize-Expatriate-Voting-Rights Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:31:14 +0600 Saber Mohammed Voting, Expats https://counterpointbd.com/awami-leagues-new-york-folly-points-to-a-deeper-problem https://counterpointbd.com/awami-leagues-new-york-folly-points-to-a-deeper-problem Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:55:25 +0600 Sabir Mustafa AL, UNGA, NCP https://counterpointbd.com/what-if-the-elections-were-held-today https://counterpointbd.com/what-if-the-elections-were-held-today Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:29:43 +0600 Jyoti Rahman Election, Polls, Innovision https://counterpointbd.com/My-father%E2%80%99s-manila-folder-and-how-politics-lost-its-memory https://counterpointbd.com/My-father%E2%80%99s-manila-folder-and-how-politics-lost-its-memory Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:26:17 +0600 Faruq Hasan https://counterpointbd.com/Lessons-from-Nepal%3A-Why-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Next-Government-Faces-an-Existential-Test https://counterpointbd.com/Lessons-from-Nepal%3A-Why-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Next-Government-Faces-an-Existential-Test Mon, 22 Sep 2025 03:00:00 +0600 Asif Bin Ali BNP, Nepal, AL, Islamism https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-at-a-Crossroads%3A-Populism-or-Principle https://counterpointbd.com/Bangladesh-at-a-Crossroads%3A-Populism-or-Principle Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:01:38 +0600 Shamaruh Mirza https://counterpointbd.com/election-is-coming https://counterpointbd.com/election-is-coming Sun, 21 Sep 2025 04:38:27 +0600 Jyoti Rahman Election, Polling, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/Defense-modernization%3A-will-Bangladesh-send-more-troops-abroad https://counterpointbd.com/Defense-modernization%3A-will-Bangladesh-send-more-troops-abroad Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:37:55 +0600 Umran Chowdhury https://counterpointbd.com/why-is-the-interim-government-targeting-the-legacy-of-1971 https://counterpointbd.com/why-is-the-interim-government-targeting-the-legacy-of-1971 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:45:56 +0600 Sabir Mustafa 1971, Liberation War, Sheikh Mujib, Interim Government https://counterpointbd.com/Election-Code-of-Conduct-2025-%E2%80%94-Why-Shouldn%E2%80%99t-Political-Parties-Share-the-Responsibility https://counterpointbd.com/Election-Code-of-Conduct-2025-%E2%80%94-Why-Shouldn%E2%80%99t-Political-Parties-Share-the-Responsibility Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:15:59 +0600 Subail Bin Alam https://counterpointbd.com/Our-True-Liberation https://counterpointbd.com/Our-True-Liberation Sat, 30 Aug 2025 05:15:23 +0600 Waseem Ahmed 1971, 2024, Liberation War, July Uprising https://counterpointbd.com/Why-the-1971-Liberation-War-Outshines-the-2024-July-Revolution-as-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Defining-Moment https://counterpointbd.com/Why-the-1971-Liberation-War-Outshines-the-2024-July-Revolution-as-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-Defining-Moment Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:16:33 +0600 Mirza R. Ahmad 1971, Liberation War https://counterpointbd.com/Gaza-and-the-Shadow-of-the-End-Times https://counterpointbd.com/Gaza-and-the-Shadow-of-the-End-Times Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:30:14 +0600 Sajid Amit Gaza, End Times, Israel, Palestine https://counterpointbd.com/Gaza%2C-Power%2C-and-the-Politics-of-Indifference https://counterpointbd.com/Gaza%2C-Power%2C-and-the-Politics-of-Indifference Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:27:40 +0600 H.M. 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