democracy in Bangladesh
“If anything happens to Hasina, Bangladesh won’t be livable”
Urging Awami League leaders and activists to remain united, lawmaker Shamim Osman today (August 23, 2022) said the country will not be livable if anything happens to Prime Minister and party president Sheikh Hasina.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
Democracy on life support
The political division regarding how to deal with the attack on the US Capitol Building does not augur well for democracy in the US. What does this tell us about the fate of democracy in the world?
Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh
A bipartisan group of six influential US Congressmen has voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh and called upon the Trump administration to address “threats to democracy” in the country.
Country’s democracy now well-protected: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says democracy in Bangladesh is now well-protected and the country has earned the capability to face any disaster.
Nat’l unity to restore democracy: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, once again, calls for national unity to restore democracy in the country through forcing the arrangement of the upcoming general election under a neutral administration.
Democracy in decline in Bangladesh, across globe
Bangladesh is among five countries that no longer meet minimum standards for democracy and are now under autocratic rule, German-based think-tank Bertelsmann Stiftung said in a report published yesterday.
EIU Democracy Index-2017: Bangladesh moves down
Bangladesh moves eight notches down in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index-2017, and the country's score on the state of democracy has also dropped compared to 2016.
Old Baksal in new form today: BNP
The BNP alleges that the ruling Awami League government is reinstating “old Baksal in new form” killing the country’s hard earned democracy.
“If anything happens to Hasina, Bangladesh won’t be livable”
Urging Awami League leaders and activists to remain united, lawmaker Shamim Osman today (August 23, 2022) said the country will not be livable if anything happens to Prime Minister and party president Sheikh Hasina.
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
Democracy on life support
The political division regarding how to deal with the attack on the US Capitol Building does not augur well for democracy in the US. What does this tell us about the fate of democracy in the world?
Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh
A bipartisan group of six influential US Congressmen has voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh and called upon the Trump administration to address “threats to democracy” in the country.
Country’s democracy now well-protected: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says democracy in Bangladesh is now well-protected and the country has earned the capability to face any disaster.
Nat’l unity to restore democracy: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, once again, calls for national unity to restore democracy in the country through forcing the arrangement of the upcoming general election under a neutral administration.
Democracy in decline in Bangladesh, across globe
Bangladesh is among five countries that no longer meet minimum standards for democracy and are now under autocratic rule, German-based think-tank Bertelsmann Stiftung said in a report published yesterday.
EIU Democracy Index-2017: Bangladesh moves down
Bangladesh moves eight notches down in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index-2017, and the country's score on the state of democracy has also dropped compared to 2016.
Old Baksal in new form today: BNP
The BNP alleges that the ruling Awami League government is reinstating “old Baksal in new form” killing the country’s hard earned democracy.
A departing diplomat's parting comments
During the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ruling oligarchy in Japan set out to "gather wisdom from all over the world". It sent "learning
