South Asia was fragmented in 1947 at the macro (regional) level, but even more egregiously so at the micro (nation-state) level.
The broader question is whether South Asia can transcend the legacies of colonialism and embrace a model of cooperation that prioritises collective well-being over individual dominance.
Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transformation calls for reforms, a new constitution, and youth leadership.
If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.
This Victory Day, we must pledge to create a fair and just Bangladesh
It requires a complete overhaul of the systems that allowed corruption, inefficiency, and anti-democratic practices to flourish.
Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.
When the constitution and laws of a country of 170 million people allow and enable one individual to have complete control over the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government, can that country genuinely be considered democratic?
Bangladesh must undergo massive political and constitutional reforms
Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, talks with The Daily Star about the current political situation of the country.
Government must allow opposition to hold events without interruptions
The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.
It is imperative to bring voters to conversations pertaining to the 2023 general elections.
Political violence has reached an alarming level in Bangladesh
What earned the JCD such a thrashing?
Expressing frustration over the poor voters' presence in many places during the upazila polls, Juktafront Chairman Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday warned that the voters' apathy might put democracy in grave danger.
In recent times, the socio-political scenes in scores of countries around the world have been turning toxic. A creeping polarisation among political forces is taking hold, accompanied by a culture of demonising the adversaries, use of vitriolic and bareknuckle hate rhetoric.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 20th century's ideological contest seemed over. Capitalism had won and socialism
The BNP yesterday presented a “grim picture of the country's democracy” before around a dozen foreign diplomats in Dhaka.