Bangladesh July uprising 2024

Is accuracy too much to ask of a July martyrs’ list?

The listing of July martyrs was never meant to be just another bureaucratic formality.

How did so many fake names enter the July martyrs’ list?

Govt should suspend all benefits for disputed names until proper re-vetting

Opinion / July uprising and the rise of collective power

Through this movement, the people of Bangladesh expressed their protest using a language shaped by long-standing discontent.

Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

Opinion / Our dreams are NOT for sale!

Supreme Court Advocate Manzur-al-Matin writes

Hasina regime was uglier than fascism

The gist of the matter is that while all fascist regimes are authoritarian, not all authoritarian regimes are fascist.

A reminder of the nearly unwinnable hand Yunus was dealt

A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.

On reforming our imported institutions and governance

South Asia was fragmented in 1947 at the macro (regional) level, but even more egregiously so at the micro (nation-state) level.

Should Bangladesh opt for a national government?

Elections can be held after the national government tackles the critical problems that confront the country.

January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025

A reminder of the nearly unwinnable hand Yunus was dealt

A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.

January 8, 2025
January 8, 2025

On reforming our imported institutions and governance

South Asia was fragmented in 1947 at the macro (regional) level, but even more egregiously so at the micro (nation-state) level.

January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025

Should Bangladesh opt for a national government?

Elections can be held after the national government tackles the critical problems that confront the country.

December 21, 2024
December 21, 2024

A journey from repression to recognition

Bangladesh named ‘Country of the Year’ for triumphing over tyranny

December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024

Our Victory Day and the questions of equality, justice, and human dignity

Bangladesh's hard-won independence, achieved through the Liberation War in 1971, remains the most defining political event in our history.