Ignoring media reform now would be a serious strategic misstep.
The foreign ministry should not be credited for Yunus's engagements in London with politicians, business leaders, academics, and leading diaspora figures.
After the discussion at Chatham House, will the meeting between Prof Yunus and Tarique Rahman offer more insights?
The party has been fundamentally reshaped—ideologically and structurally—into a vehicle for autocratic rule.
Hopefully, the interim government would take sincere initiatives to implement the much-needed reforms in the media sector soon.
The past 15 years have seen the most severe narrowing of civic space, heightened surveillance, intimidation, and reprisals that often led to self-censorship. Rather than accountability for these violations, officials responsible were often rewarded for their misconduct. As we move forward with several reform agendas that can be implemented within a short timeframe, it is essential to have a national conversation on what "governance anchored in human rights" should truly look like.
The media industry of Bangladesh will have to embark on a long struggle to regain the trust of the people.
Ensuring justice for these crimes will require bringing all responsible parties to account, from top political leaders to the enforcers on the ground.
Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.
The EC's rush in revising the RPO meant allowing the ruling party to impose their wish in the codification process.
The green chilli fiasco is not the first such failure to manage the market.
Another day, another attack on the press in Bangladesh
There’s no reason to believe the current EC has either the will or the ability to act independently
Misleading analyses can help propagate a narrative for immediate damage control, but are not helpful to overcome the real crisis.
It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.
Promising elections similar to the UK is hardly enough to allay the concerns about the future of our democracy.
Media plurality, though essential in all democracies, has sadly become a tool for drowning out independent and critical voices.
The unveiling of the Indo-Pacific Outlook has been broadly welcomed by many Bangladeshi analysts and diplomats.
