Yet Rahman comes with baggage. His chief credentials are dynastic—as the son of Zia and independence hero Ziaur Rahman, the 60-year-old represents the opposite branch of a feuding duopoly that has ...

As Bangladesh navigates its next decades, the country faces critical choices in governance, electoral credibility, and civic engagement. From historical legacies to generational change, institutional ...

A central feature of this coercive system is the selective application of laws. Opposition politicians, activists, ...

The new coalition, including both Islamist parties and more centrist ones, signals a sea-change in Bangladesh’s politics.

Reforming political parties is more important than reforming the state itself if transparency, accountability and good ...

By Mark Buckton - Taipei As Bangladesh heads towards a tense general election on February 12 – its first since the sudden ...

The key question of the referendum is whether Bangladeshis want to change the current system or allow fascism to resurface, ...

Campaigning has begun in Bangladesh as the country prepares to hold the first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ...

With decades of flawed elections behind it, Bangladesh faces persistent challenges to fair democracy, and urgent reforms are needed to build a robust and credible electoral system for the future ...

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday called for urgent legal reforms to shield the country's banking system from political interference, stressing that institutional ...

The report emerges from a critical moment in Bangladesh’s history. The country faced mounting economic pressures: depleted ...