Leadership failures are most apparent when decisions exacerbate inequality, suppress free expression, and sustain inefficiencies.
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.
As Bangladesh enters a new era following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, which ruled over the nation for 15 years and is responsible for countless financial wrongdoings, the need of the hour is to reform the overall system of governance.
Now that the dust is starting to settle down, there are growing calls for reforms across the nation.
Dr Yunus outlined five strategic arenas for reform: the Election Commission (EC), judiciary, civil administration, security forces, and media.
The halls had been transformed into places where ordinary students faced heavy oppression.
In the past regime, there was investment in books that only served a certain coterie, championing a certain narrative.
Political settlement and constitutional reform in post-autocratic Bangladesh.
The past Awami League regime completely undermined the forms of accountability and checks and balances that characterise a liberal and representative democracy.
What needs to be done in today’s Bangladesh, as the country is trying to move forward?
Not many nations have the opportunity to make a fresh start in the right direction, such as Bangladesh does today.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith expresses his dissatisfaction on the overall condition of the Bangladesh Bank and says that reform in the bank is needed.
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Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform for good governance, urges the government for reforms to the Election Commission in view of the recent city polls to Dhaka and Chittagong.
To rid the current “political crisis”, a quarter of prominent citizens stress on the need for a constitutional amendment for “check and balance” of state organs.