What’s next for Bangladeshi politics?
October 28, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Since July 2022, Bangladeshi opposition parties, especially the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have been holding rallies throughout the country....
Bangladesh’s quiet slide into Autocracy
April 30, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
At a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2021. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
In recent years, Bangladesh has periodically drawn global attent...
India to represent Bangladesh's interests?
April 29, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Bangladesh has sought India's cooperation in lifting US sanctions against Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen c...
How justified is Bangladesh’s position on Ukraine issue?
March 16, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Debris is seen on site of the destroyed Mariupol children's hospital as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Mariupol, Ukraine, on 9 March 202...
It's the election-time government that counts, not the ele...
February 18, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
The tenure of the election commission headed by KM Nurul Huda has come to an end. At an event on Sunday, KM Nurul Huda claimed that he had been fully...
Bangladesh’s democracy erodes amid tilt to China
January 27, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Bangladesh’s exclusion from US President Joe Biden’s Democracy Summit in December 2021 was the first indication that the United...
Why this bar to get information on Digital Security Act?
January 17, 2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Members of the Newspaper Editors' Council of Bangladesh form a human chain in front of National Press Club demanding an amendment to the newly enact...
Democracy not a system dependent on the will of the rulers
April 5, 2021
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By: Ali Riaz
Democracy faces a crisis the world over and the issue is being discussed far and wide. The 2021 annual report of Freedom House says that the regressio...
Bangladesh emerges important in geopolitics
Fifty years ago when Bangladesh emerged as an independent state, it may not have caught the world’s attention, but today as it reaches its golde...
Modi’s canceled Bangladesh visit is an opportunity
March 12, 2020
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By: Ali Riaz
Bangladesh’s decision to cancel the public celebration event of ‘the Mujib centennial’ due to public health concerns after the detec...
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