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Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Shafiqur Rahman on Bangladeshi Politics, Elections, and India
By Saqlain Rizve
“We will not impose anything on anyone… However, we must ensure that the moral fabric of society is not damaged.”
Will BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami Form an Alliance in Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
By Mubashar Hasan
A shared animosity to Sheikh Hasina brought them together in the past. With Hasina gone, it will be difficult for the two parties to sink differences.
Reclaiming Trust: How Bangladesh’s Student Movement Outpaced Traditional Parties
By Kazi A S M Nurul Huda
Although the student protest movement created a rare opportunity for a broad coalition, opposition parties like the BNP and JI were too mired in past failures to effectively seize it.
Clashes Erupt in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts
By Abu Jakir and Rezaul Karim Rony
The violence between Chakma tribals and Bengali settlers is the latest manifestation of the decades-old conflict.
Bangladesh at a Crossroads: The Urgent Need to Revitalize Foreign Investment
By Anik Dey
Bangladesh’s FDI was on a downward trend even before the events of this summer.
Islamist Parties Gaining Ground in Bangladesh Amid Post-Hasina Political Vacuum
By Saqlain Rizve
However, the Jamaat-e-Islami will have to overcome the stain of collaboration with Pakistan during the liberation war.
Breaking the Sacred: How a Student-Led Revolution Ended Hasina’s Authoritarian Rule
By Shafi Md Mostofa
By dismantling the regime’s sacrosanct narratives – of both the Hasina family and the War of Independence – students directly challenged the foundation of her authoritarianism.
Is It Time to Declare a Moratorium on the Death Penalty in Bangladesh?
By Saira Rahman Khan, Sara Kowal, and Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit
With the interim government’s commitment to investigate enforced disappearances, another form of state-sanctioned killing, the practice of the death penalty, ought to face the same scrutiny.
Mukti 2.0: Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution
By Tushar Shetty
Mubashar Hasan, Smruti S. Pattanaik, and Leo Wigger discuss the causes and triggers of the protest that dethroned Bangladesh's PM and the outlook for the country moving forward.
Heavy Climate Toll on Bangladesh Warrants Attention and Action
By Parvez Uddin Chowdhury
The country is bounded by rapidly rising seas to its south and by overflowing rivers in its north and northeast.
The Network of Professors Behind Bangladesh’s Revolution
By Fahmidul Haq
The University Teachers Network, a network of Bangladeshi academics at home and abroad, charted the movement's agenda and demands.
Bangladesh’s Flood Response Turns Crisis Into Cooperation
By Shafiqul Islam Shafik
Bangladesh has shown how its “engineering diplomacy” approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to resilience.