The Anatomy of a Captured Banking System
The collapse of trust is rarely sudden. It accumulates quietly through compromised decisions, institutional silence, and the normalization of excess u...
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The Post-Election Constitution Debate
The political landscape of Bangladesh is currently undergoing a transformation so profound that it defies standard nomenclature. To the casual observer, the events spanning from the bloody streets of July 2024 to the polling stations of February 2026 might appear to be a tumultuous transition of power. However, for the seasoned political analyst, w...
A Nation at a Crossroads: Could Bangladesh Slip Back Into Fascism Again?
In a rapidly evolving political landscape, the recent violent clash at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on February 19 has reign...
The Lingering Shadow of a Fascist Regime
For over 15 years, Bangladesh was gripped by a regime that systematically entrenched itself within the very institutions meant to serve the people. Th...
Building a New Bangladesh: The Power of Civil Society Alliance
IntroductionJohn Dalberg-Acton (1907) famously stated, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” However, power can also serve...
Reform or Ruin: A Revolution’s Promise and the Path to Reform
Bangladesh stands at a crossroads of unprecedented possibility and peril. In the wake of the student-led uprising of July-August 2024, a powerful wave...
The Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy in 2024: A GREAT POLITICAL RESET
Democracy faces its gravest test worldwide, grappling with the oppressive rise of authoritarian rulers. In many nations, including Bangladesh, institu...
Pilkhana tragedy: Will justice ever find the path, or will it turn out to be oblivion again?
The massacre at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh) on February 25, 2009, is an indelible stain on the history of...
Still, India is killing people at the border
The tragic deaths of three Bangladeshi nationals, reportedly tortured and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the River Ichhamati in S...
Preserving national unity: A vital pillar for Bangladesh's future
Bangladesh has long served as a symbol of cultural harmony and resilience in South Asia, maintaining stable diplomatic ties with its influential neigh...
LEAD THE FUTURE: WHY STUDENT PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL
Bangladesh, a nation forged through immense sacrifice and unwavering resilience, stands today at a crucial juncture. Despite its relatively young age...
Minority Issues and Political Maneuvering in Bangladesh: A Propaganda Game
As the world inches closer to pivotal electoral cycles in several major democracies, international political narratives are increasingly intertwined w...
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...