Zia Haider Rahman

Zia Haider Rahman, a former international human rights lawyer and head of research at Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), is the author of the novel ‘In the Light of What We Know.’ His X handle is @ziahaiderrahman.

Our expectations of this government should match its competence

If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.

6d ago

Government must make itself available to questions from the press

Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.

2m ago

We must focus first on constitutional process, not content

A new era with a new populace doesn’t just need a new constitutional dispensation but a new way of arriving at such a dispensation.

3m ago
December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024

Our expectations of this government should match its competence

If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.

October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024

Government must make itself available to questions from the press

Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

We must focus first on constitutional process, not content

A new era with a new populace doesn’t just need a new constitutional dispensation but a new way of arriving at such a dispensation.