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
The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.
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
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
The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.
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.
