Constituent power and a pathway for implementing July Charter
July National Charter marks a key step toward democratic renewal.
20 October 2025, 02:00 AM
How to overcome the impasse on July Charter
A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.
1 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Universal, not targeted, social protection is the path forward
The existing social protection framework is fundamentally broken.
20 September 2025, 03:09 AM
Opinion / From force to service: Rethinking policing in Bangladesh
Reform requires transforming the very meaning of policing in a democratic republic from an authoritarian order.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
How NGOs can help build a democratic welfare state
NGOs and MFIs can become market actors delivering public-good functions.
20 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Democratising the economy for all
What the economy needs more than emergency repair is democratisation.
8 August 2025, 05:53 AM
It’s time to modernise our air force
Urban density in Dhaka has surpassed the thresholds for safe air operations. Military and civil aviation now operate in a dangerously overlapping airspace.
29 July 2025, 02:00 AM
From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.
17 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Constituent power and a pathway for implementing July Charter
July National Charter marks a key step toward democratic renewal.
20 October 2025, 02:00 AM
How to overcome the impasse on July Charter
A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.
1 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Universal, not targeted, social protection is the path forward
The existing social protection framework is fundamentally broken.
20 September 2025, 03:09 AM
From force to service: Rethinking policing in Bangladesh
Reform requires transforming the very meaning of policing in a democratic republic from an authoritarian order.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
How NGOs can help build a democratic welfare state
NGOs and MFIs can become market actors delivering public-good functions.
20 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Democratising the economy for all
What the economy needs more than emergency repair is democratisation.
8 August 2025, 05:53 AM
It’s time to modernise our air force
Urban density in Dhaka has surpassed the thresholds for safe air operations. Military and civil aviation now operate in a dangerously overlapping airspace.
29 July 2025, 02:00 AM
From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.
17 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh needs pragmatic gradualism in nation-building
Pragmatic gradualism is the optimal way for achieving lasting reforms.
3 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber
True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.
24 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Two questions, two ironies the budget must address
In the forthcoming 2025-26 budget, two pressing questions warrant urgent attention.
2 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Will the budget offer a path out of the debt spiral?
The debt burden can be reduced in the upcoming budget.
25 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests
To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.
17 May 2025, 02:00 AM
A gradual, homegrown approach to reforming political parties
Our political system stifles democracy and holds back economic progress.
6 May 2025, 04:00 AM
Popular mandate and the road to consensus and change
The current situation requires cooperation, institutional restructuring and free and fair elections.
10 April 2025, 02:00 AM
How parties can reach a consensus on reforms and elections
Prolonged uncertainty or a rigid "reform first, elections later" or “my way or the highway” stance will only deepen the crisis.
18 March 2025, 05:00 AM
Towards a common minimum reform programme
A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.
19 February 2025, 04:00 AM
Navigating development pathways in the evolving global order
The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.
4 May 2024, 13:00 PM
Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
4 June 2023, 14:00 PM
Three questions for the new budget
Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.
1 June 2023, 02:00 AM