politics in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s eunomia problem

In the ancient Greek society, eunomia outlined how things should be in an ideal society.

Before preaching democracy, political parties must lead by example

Their lack of internal democracy casts doubt on the future of state reform drive

Democracy ends where leadership begins

The Daily Star analysis of 25 political parties

Towards a newer equilibrium in Bangladesh

As private citizens, this is the minimum we could offer towards a newer equilibrium.

Politics has to change to cure Bangladesh of economic ills

What is good politics for a party, or any party, may not result in good economics

51 years of Jatiya Sangsad / The parliament of 1973 set an example we need to follow

The first Bangladeshi parliament marked an ideal beginning.

Book review / A country drifting into political paralysis

Ali Riaz sadly observes that the country is fast drifting into a political paralysis and descending into the abyss of authoritarianism, while maintaining a democratic facade.

‘I Like America and America Likes Me’

On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.

Opinion / What comes after January 7?

If AL’s victory in the 2014 election was a hollow one, the 2024 victory in the making is nothing short of a Pyrrhic one—a victory which inflicts so much damage that it cannot be considered worthwhile.

August 26, 2016
August 26, 2016

Is Bangladesh politics heading for a deadlock?

One thing certain about politics in Bangladesh is that it has an evolving order in the midst of an emerging chaos. If closely observed, it's right now abiding by Newton's first law of motion. The object at rest stays at rest, while the object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction. One of the assumptions of the law of inertia is that it doesn't change unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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