Badiul Alam Majumdar, one of the five writ petitioners challenging the 15th amendment, expressed satisfaction with the High Court’s verdict yesterday declaring two articles of the act -- regarding the abolition of the non-partisan caretaker government system -- unconstitutional and nullified.
Return of caretaker system could ensure free and fair elections
The interim government’s stated goal of establishing a liberal democracy may be overly idealistic given Bangladesh’s current social and political landscape.
We may have seen the fall of one fascist regime, but have we truly eradicated fascism itself?
Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
Bangladesh needs economic growth, the order of institutionalisation, the rule of law, and values to be a successful democracy.
In this new era, we have a chance to redefine what it means to be Bangladeshi.
Bangladesh can synthesise a governance model that works for its people—Boishamma Birodhee Jonogan (BBJ).
The test of a country’s stability is to what extent it can remain insensitive to any sort of change of government or leadership.
This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
It is imperative that we pay respect to him but what we need to recall is what was written on his bare chest and back, writes Ali Riaz.
People’s well-being should be at the top of the state’s priorities
All our institutions are crumbling because of politicisation, inefficiencies, and corruption.
Recent leadership changes may appear chaotic, but ultimately demonstrate political accountability
Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy
The rude disobedience shown by the field-level administrators – deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) – to the current Election Commission (EC) has once again shown us what’s wrong at the core of our election management mechanism.
Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.
Even basic democracy seems to be missing in Bangladesh
