From Freedom’s Vanguard to Tyranny’s Symbol: Awami League’s Bitter End
In the annals of political science, parties are often analyzed through the prism of their ultimate desire: power. No matter how noble their beginnings...
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Sheltering Hasina: India’s diplomatic gamble with Bangladesh
In the wake of the anti-discrimination student movement, Sheikh Hasina's sudden departure from the country following the anti-discrimination student movement left her party leaders and activists in a state of complete bewilderment. The top police officials, who had wielded significant power over the past three terms, were equally uninformed. This u...
The Loop Bangladesh Can’t Break
On 6 December 1990, Bangladesh watched something rare in South Asian political history: an entrenched military ruler, H. M. Ershad, stepped down under...
Why Islamic Political Parties are failed in Bangladesh
As a Muslim-majority country, the presence and influence of Islam in the society of Bangladesh is nothing new. In the same way, religion has a special...
Bangladesh’s Sovereignty Test in the Shadow of Foreign Intrigue
There are corners of history that never quite sleep. The Chittagong Hill Tracts—lush, remote, and strategically poised between Bangladesh, India, and...
Redrawing the Bay of Bengal Security Map
In the shifting currents of Indo-Pacific geopolitics, a subtle yet significant development is emerging between Dhaka and Tokyo. Recent discussions bet...
Poverty in Bangladesh: Government Policy to Alleviate It.
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Banglade...
The Immense Potentials of Ship Breaking Industry in Bangladesh
US based research organization, Clarksons revealed that Bangladesh tops the ladder in ship recycling industry. In 2019, according to a report by the U...
Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh and Slow down of Repatriation Process
The Rohingya crisis stands as one of the most severe and protracted humanitarian emergencies in the world, with profound implications for regional sta...
Fire Tragedy and Low-Capacity-Fire Service in Bangladesh
From the beginning of life to the end, everyone has to fight more or less to survive and this fight gives courage to dream new dreams, and gives stren...
IMF Loan: What Does it Mean for Bangladesh?
On January 30, the board meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a loan of 4.7 billion (4.7 billion) dollars for Bangladesh. It will...
Islam and Entrepreneurship : Encouragement and Societal impact in Bangladesh
Islam encourages its followers to be entrepreneurial, and the religion lays out its rules for conducting business in the Quran and the Hadith. Entrepr...
The Chittagong–Burimari Corridor: Turning Geography into Strategic Leverage
The inauguration of trial transit operations linking Chittagong Port to Bhutan through Burimari Land Port marks more than a logistical experiment; it...
Reassess the ballot before making a choice
History often grants political movements a narrow window after upheaval—a brief interregnum in which restraint, moral clarity, and institutional respo...
A Strategic Reassessment of the BDR Massacre
The Peelkhana tragedy of February 25–26, 2009, remains one of the most devastating security failures in the post-independence history of Bangladesh. M...
The End of the Old Binary
At a moment when Bangladesh stands at a political crossroads, new survey data suggest not merely shifting voter preferences but a deeper reconfigurati...
Post-Election Bangladesh and Awami League’s Return Aim
Political transitions rarely produce clean endings. More often, they expose unresolved conflicts buried beneath years of power, repression, and compet...
Language, Power and Protest
Language is rarely neutral in moments of political upheaval. Words chosen in the heat of a revolution are not tools of communication; they become ideo...
The Night Dhaka Went Dark: Shapla Massacre and the Silence That Followed
When night fell over Dhaka on May 5, 2013, it wasn’t just the streetlights that went out—it was as if the entire city held its breath. At Shapla Chatt...