State and Politics
Is Jamaat's strength in changing colour
No third political force has emerged in Bangladesh after the Awami League and BNP. The Jatiya Party has effectively acted as the Awami League’s B team. Since the July uprising, there have been murmurs in the public sphere that Jamaat-e-Islami might form the next government. The results of student union elections at several public universities appear to hint at that possibility.
What to do to overcome political doubts over ‘July Charter’
The present state of Bangladesh’s political structure after the people’s uprising of 2024 can be called an exceptional arrangement.
How far Bangladesh progressed in eliminating discrimination
Discrimination means showing bias or prejudice towards someone based on race, religion, caste, gender, or age. It does not necessarily have to be linked with good or evil.
Why don't country's political leaders resign voluntarily, taking responsibility of failure
An odd practice has now taken root in Bangladesh’s politics – all failures, corruption or injustices in the country seem always to be blamed on one party alone. As if no one else in this country has committed any sin, crime, or carries any responsibility.
‘Insulted’ President’s letter to foreign adviser and some constitutional questions
When controversy erupted over the removal of President Md Shahabuddin’s portrait from Bangladesh’s foreign missions, many wondered whether the President was being removed or was planning to step down himself.
Corruption, extortion part of political culture
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has spoken an unvarnished truth about extortion: the level of extortion and illegal levies has increased since 5 August 2024, and stopping extortion, bribery and corruption requires political commitment. Because an extortionist is not just an extortionist—he is also a political player. I had the opportunity to work directly with him when he was the Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Being a man of simple habits, he is free from greed. A CSP officer from the Pakistan era, he is also competent. Upon taking office as Finance Adviser, he said that the state of the economy was not as bad as people claimed. Yet, once in power, the new government’s political gimmick was to publish a white paper on the corruption of the previous one.
Why this reality persists even after 151, out of 193, UN member states recognised Palestine
In October 2023, Israel launched yet another indiscriminate attack on Gaza. Almost two years on, the death toll in Gaza has already exceeded 65,000. Nearly all of the 2.1 million residents of the besieged enclave have been displaced multiple times. Recently, Israel began a full-scale assault on Gaza City, the largest city in the territory. The objective is clear — to empty this densely populated city completely and seize control of it. In this situation, international pressure on the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western countries to force Israel to end the war and genocide is steadily increasing.
Why such large entourage when only 7 can attend UNGA
Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus went to New York in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Along with seven advisers and officials of equivalent rank, six leaders from three political parties accompanied him—BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the Acting Chairman’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher and Dr Nakibur Rahman, National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain and Joint Convener Dr Tasnim Zara. Initially, Dr Nakibur Rahman and Tasnim Zara were not included in the delegation; they were later added at the request of Jamaat and NCP.
Who was the architect of partition of Bengal
At the same time, he imposed strict restrictions on the free flow of news. Under the Official Secrets Act, press freedom was curtailed. The British role in spreading education was never without purpose; it served state policy. They had no intention of creating a highly educated Indian nation.
Tarique Rahman’s interview and future of BNP politics
The most discussed event in Bangladesh’s recent politics is the long interview given by BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman to BBC Bangla. After seventeen long years in exile, this interview is not merely a message of his personal return; rather, it also carries hints of a possible new equation in Bangladesh’s future politics. As one of the main contenders for power, the BNP has long suffered from a crisis of leadership, internal divisions, corruption allegations, and failure to wage an effective movement. In such a context, this public political statement from the party’s top leader has sparked new debate—some see it as the beginning of BNP’s resurgence, while others consider it still an undefined promise.