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Bangladesh democracy

The Rise of the National Citizen Party: A New Dawn in Bangladeshi Politics?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
A new political party formed by the students who led the July 2024 uprising represents a bold attempt to redefine Bangladeshi politics.

Lost Votes, Broken Trust: Understanding Gen Z’s Disenchantment with Elections in Bangladesh
By Shahadat Swadhin
A new survey finds that three-quarters of youth in Bangladesh have never voted in any national election – and asks them why.

Ali Riaz on Recommendations of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Reform Commission
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The Bangladeshi state’s relationship with religion under the revised Constitution as recommended by the CRC would not be different from past decades.”

Revolution and Rivalry: Can Bangladesh Escape Its Illiberal Past?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
Bangladesh’s entrenched political culture, rooted in decades of illiberal democracy, violence, and bad governance, casts a long shadow.

What Has Changed in Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
By Mubashar Hasan
A survivor of enforced disappearance under Sheikh Hasina returns home after over six years to see if the country’s political and social landscape has truly changed.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on the BNP’s Vision for Bangladesh
By Shahadat Swadhin
The BNP’s secretary general says the party sees the mass uprising of July-August 2024 as “the emergence of a new opportunity to transform Bangladesh into a democratic state.”

Hasina’s Failed Pursuit of the China Model
By Shafi Md Mostofa
The ousted Bangladeshi prime minister failed to replicate China’s success for two critical reasons: ideological disconnect and economic decline.

Can the Interim Government Ensure Justice and Bring Radical Changes in Bangladesh?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
One of the primary reasons for skepticism lies in the historical context of governance in Bangladesh.

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.

Lessons From Sri Lanka: How Bangladesh Can Secure Its Democratic Future
By Tasnim Odrika
Before Bangladesh’s “Second Liberation,” Sri Lanka had its Aragalaya. Political developments since then serve as a cautionary tale to Bangladesh’s protesters.

Should Bangladesh Ban Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League?
By Ahmede Hussain
The demand to ban the Awami League is growing louder, but the move runs the risk of opening a can of worms.

The Bad Blood Between Sheikh Hasina and the US
By Jannatul Naym Pieal
The former PM's strained relationship with the U.S. has fed into unsourced claims that Washington was behind her ouster.
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