Bangladesh is not unfamiliar with the image of women in power. In fact, two women have governed this country for nearly the entirety of its democratic era.

When we speak about Bangladesh today, we often pretend as if there is one clear national story.

Her last speeches call for a politics of ‘no vengeance’.

Recently, a deeply upsetting narrative has been circulating on social media.

Many people think that the old authoritarian chapter is over and a new era has begun.

We urge all parties to rise above narrow partisan interests

The July Charter reproduces the same patriarchal structures that continue to hinder women’s political empowerment.

Dr Yunus’s initiative in UNGA achieved much more than diplomatic optics.

A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.

Let all voices—whether popular or poisonous—be heard.

One of the biggest failures, several observers agreed, was the IG’s inability to deliver a clear, timely, and actionable agenda.

The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.

The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.

The challenges are not exclusively of the interim government's but of the entire political class.

True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.

To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.

Party leaders argue these are "attempts to incite tensions between the military and the public, creating political unrest"

A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.

A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.

Seismic. That is perhaps the one word close enough to describe Bangladesh’s transformation in 2024.