autocracy

Daring to defend the anti-discrimination student movement

I don’t think Hasina fell because of my writing. Then why do I continue writing?

A blueprint for reforms: Tackling corruption, inequality, and autocracy

The government needs to set in place irreversible principles and practices that constrain arbitrary power in the future leading to the misuse of popular consent.

Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead

Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?

Cambodia elections / The old political playbook needs a major upgrade

One would be wise to throw away the old playbook and get tips from democracies that provide leaders with the greatest power of all: the true mandate of the people

Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

How to be a hypocrite: Courtesy of the West

When 12 members of Charlie Hebdo were shot dead for their alleged blasphemous depiction of Prophet Muhammad, the freedom-loving

What does sliding into 'autocracy' really mean?

When I was a village boy, I learned from one of my grandparents that if I ever see a black cat, I shouldn't leave home to begin a journey for an auspicious cause. Later I realised that black cats are commonly visible in all villages and they come out of their dens particularly in the morning when most journeys are begun.

Shameful for Bangladesh to be considered autocratic: Fakhrul

It is shameful for Bangladesh that it is now considered under autocratic rule, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Democracy to be restored in 2016: BNP

BNP hopes that people will be able to restore democracy in the country by defeating fascism and autocracy in 2016.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Daring to defend the anti-discrimination student movement

I don’t think Hasina fell because of my writing. Then why do I continue writing?

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

A blueprint for reforms: Tackling corruption, inequality, and autocracy

The government needs to set in place irreversible principles and practices that constrain arbitrary power in the future leading to the misuse of popular consent.

July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024

Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead

Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?

July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023

The old political playbook needs a major upgrade

One would be wise to throw away the old playbook and get tips from democracies that provide leaders with the greatest power of all: the true mandate of the people

October 5, 2022
October 5, 2022

Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022

How to be a hypocrite: Courtesy of the West

When 12 members of Charlie Hebdo were shot dead for their alleged blasphemous depiction of Prophet Muhammad, the freedom-loving

April 2, 2018
April 2, 2018

What does sliding into 'autocracy' really mean?

When I was a village boy, I learned from one of my grandparents that if I ever see a black cat, I shouldn't leave home to begin a journey for an auspicious cause. Later I realised that black cats are commonly visible in all villages and they come out of their dens particularly in the morning when most journeys are begun.

March 24, 2018
March 24, 2018

Shameful for Bangladesh to be considered autocratic: Fakhrul

It is shameful for Bangladesh that it is now considered under autocratic rule, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016

Democracy to be restored in 2016: BNP

BNP hopes that people will be able to restore democracy in the country by defeating fascism and autocracy in 2016.

February 27, 2015
February 27, 2015

Tyranny doesn't go unanswered

WHER-EVER autocracy exists resistance does too. History teaches us that. February 23 is a day that is remembered in Germany for events that took place at the height of Nazi power in a place called Munich.