Zillur Rahman

A year after the uprising, Bangladeshi media is still under political, institutional and psychological pressure.

Hope for change, rebirth, and the restoration of the republic remains weakened after a year.

When evaluating India's current position, it is essential to consider broader geopolitical developments.

The US president's overarching policies regarding trade and foreign affairs has not altered since his first term.

With the fall of the autocratic Awami League regime, our differences have once again surfaced.

What Bangladesh needs right now is justice and a path to healing.

However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.

Many verified accounts on X are reporting rumours as actual news and sometimes just outright propagating fake news.

Whatever progressive image the ruling party had tried to build for itself has been severely fractured

The declining freedoms identified in the report once again give a clear indication that the consecutive governments of Bangladesh, from multiple political parties, have repeatedly failed to empower the country's people.

Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.

Bangladesh has kicked off the year with the first of many important national elections to be held around the world.

In today’s digital age, the spread of misinformation and disinformation has arisen as a major challenge to global democracy.

Both Bangladeshis and Indians need to understand that they need each other in order to thrive.

How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?

A casual look into the draft CSA will prove that the optimism expressed by the law minister is entirely unfounded

Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.

The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.

A primary analysis of the outlook confirms the various speculations that Bangladesh would not be tilting West and would remain adamant about its foreign policy ideal of non-alignment.

Whether or not Bangladesh can salvage its image as a democracy will entirely depend on how the next election is conducted.