The critics are right: the system is unjust. But addressing anger without repairing the economic wiring that produces it has only ever muted the noise. We are not risking a tinderbox. We are responsible for the one we are already living in.
Bangladesh’s post-Hasina politics is marked by a fierce contest between old elites and rising aspirants vying to fill newly opened power spaces. This debate is simply one front in this broader elite struggle reshaping the country’s political future.
Across Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and far beyond, the message is clear: no one is above accountability. Corruption carries a heavy cost. Leaders who imagine a country belongs to a privileged circle will find themselves confronted by a generation unwilling to be silenced.
The RT interview came in the midst of a concerted public relations blitz by Hasina and her supporters, which included a number of interviews from the deposed Prime Minister to friendly Indian media outlets.
The NYC mayor-elect did what Bangladeshi politics refuses to do: Connect democratic renewal to economic dignity. He showed that when people believe their material lives will improve, they don’t hesitate to show up.
How revolutionary aspiration transformed into an elite settlement
The conventional view of politics is an old-fashioned journey
What does this Western-originated term truly reveal, and what profound realities does it obscure about the young people of the Global South?
The choice lies with us -- the collective will of the people across all sections of society. The coming months, leading up to the election, will determine which road Bangladesh takes.
One year after the July Revolution, the path ahead is still being shaped. The violence, sacrifice, and demands of the Bangladeshi people must not be forgotten or undermined.
This piece was written exactly one year ago today after Abu Sayed was martyred. It was far from certain at that point that Hasina would be defeated and most believed then that she would rule until she died peacefully in her sleep decades hence.
One year after the July Revolution, the memory of brave young lives lost continues to light the path toward a just, democratic, and united Bangladesh
