Zillur Rahman

Zillur Rahman is the executive director of the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) and a television talk show host. His Twitter handle is @zillur

India, US both need a stable Bangladesh

However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.

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Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations

Many verified accounts on X are reporting rumours as actual news and sometimes just outright propagating fake news.

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An entity showing serious cracks

Whatever progressive image the ruling party had tried to build for itself has been severely fractured

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Freedom vs prosperity: A rehash of the development vs democracy debate

The declining freedoms identified in the report once again give a clear indication that the consecutive governments of Bangladesh, from multiple political parties, have repeatedly failed to empower the country's people.

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Our civil society needs to do more to challenge power structures

Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.

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Walking a tightrope or walking the plank?

Bangladesh has kicked off the year with the first of many important national elections to be held around the world.

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Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh

In today’s digital age, the spread of misinformation and disinformation has arisen as a major challenge to global democracy.

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Bangladesh-India relations: An increasingly complicated friendship

Both Bangladeshis and Indians need to understand that they need each other in order to thrive.

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August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Violence cannot be the only language of politics

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023

Was the US visa policy against undemocratic actors necessary?

The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

What’s our priority in the Indo-Pacific Outlook?

A primary analysis of the outlook confirms the various speculations that Bangladesh would not be tilting West and would remain adamant about its foreign policy ideal of non-alignment.

April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023

So long as DSA exists, free and fair elections are impossible

Whether or not Bangladesh can salvage its image as a democracy will entirely depend on how the next election is conducted.

February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023

Can the US Eagle Fly to Bangladesh?

In the landscape of world power rivalries, Bangladesh has somehow found itself in a dangerous and opportune position.

January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023

Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh

For a developing country, geopolitics is almost always a losing game.

October 4, 2022
October 4, 2022

Gagging young voices: The unreasonable nature of our digital laws

As it stands now, any person whom law enforcement authorities deem to have breached the DSA will be arrested without a warrant.

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

Peace, stability in the Taiwan Strait balanced on a razor’s edge

Why would the US, which has spent so much time and effort creating this intricate strategic ambiguity, suddenly become so unambiguous in its support for Taiwan?

May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022

Don’t normalise living in fear

Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.

November 4, 2021
November 4, 2021

Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities

Born during the height of the Cold War, Bangladesh is a nation state that is uniquely embroiled in the machinations of geopolitics.

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