reforms in Bangladesh

Reforms implementation: Yunus should have invested his authority

Eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan has said reforms not yet initiated and operationalised may remain unimplemented in the end.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Political parties must support the election drive

The election in February 2026 is among the most important challenges that we are going to face.

Complete reforms in 2yrs after polls

Parties urged in draft July Charter; opinions sought

Bangladesh needs pragmatic gradualism in nation-building

Pragmatic gradualism is the optimal way for achieving lasting reforms.

Media reform shouldn’t be left out of the July Charter

Ignoring media reform now would be a serious strategic misstep.

Opinion / We need both new wine and a new bottle

People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.

Has the reform drive lost its way?

The interim government need not be too apologetic for its record, but it would be a shame not to make the best of the opportunity history has bestowed it.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Stability is the need of the hour

Right now, there are two major issues: progress of reforms, and the prospect of election

BNP rejects state name change proposal, calls for election before referendum

The party submitted its opinions on reform proposals today to the Consensus Commission

May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025

Has the reform drive lost its way?

The interim government need not be too apologetic for its record, but it would be a shame not to make the best of the opportunity history has bestowed it.

March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

Stability is the need of the hour

Right now, there are two major issues: progress of reforms, and the prospect of election

March 23, 2025
March 23, 2025

BNP rejects state name change proposal, calls for election before referendum

The party submitted its opinions on reform proposals today to the Consensus Commission

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Be impartial during polls

Reiterating the government’s plan to hold the next general election in December, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday told police to act impartially and not give in to pressure from any group during the polls.

March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025

What’s blocking the reforms in Bangladesh?

Implementing the desired reforms in Bangladesh is particularly challenging due to the complexities of political and social realities.

March 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

When power shifts but patterns remain

True transformation demands structural, ideological, and cultural shifts.

March 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

Consensus commission: Parties asked to give opinions on reforms

Spreadsheet handed to them with March 13 as deadline

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

How the interim government can make lasting reforms

HRW's Asia Director Elaine Pearson writes about reforms in Bangladesh

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

Reform proposals without consensus unacceptable

Says Fakhrul; BNP pays tribute to Ziaur Rahman on his 89th birth anniversary

January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025

We never got a chance to reform our state and politics like now. Let’s not waste it

Our initial study of the reports of the four commissions indicates that the recommendations are quite substantive.