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.
These by-elections are nothing more than a mere fulfilment of legal obligations, as it won’t be able to bring in any change in parliamentary balance.
The worst part in the academy's attempt to clear the air is the admission in its statement that it had not read the alleged offending book before deciding to exclude its publisher from the exhibition.
We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight
As we approach another general election, the utmost thing of worry is that such appeasement will only intensify.
A consensus among political parties is essential for holding a good election.
Why can't Bangladesh ditch the inhumane colonial practice of arbitrary fettering?
There has been demands for FIFA to set up a compensation fund for migrant workers.
There are too many questions about the policing of the BNP rally in Dhaka.
Thirty-two years have gone by since our national leaders made a pledge to make Bangladesh a democracy.
Government threat against critics living abroad is seriously misguided and likely to harm its image even more
