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Zillur Rahman

Zillur Rahman is the executive director of the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) and a television talk show host. His Twitter handle is @zillur

Media freedom

Journalism in Bangladesh is still fighting for its voice

A year after the uprising, Bangladeshi media is still under political, institutional and psychological pressure.
13 August 2025, 02:00 AM
elections ahead

After July: A fragile transition, a nation in waiting

Hope for change, rebirth, and the restoration of the republic remains weakened after a year.
2 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh-India relations

Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma

When evaluating India's current position, it is essential to consider broader geopolitical developments.
2 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Trump 2.0 and US foreign policy

Trump, trade wars, tariffs, and a new world order

The US president's overarching policies regarding trade and foreign affairs has not altered since his first term.
19 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Pendulum swinging

Is the pendulum swinging too fast between left, centre and right?

With the fall of the autocratic Awami League regime, our differences have once again surfaced.
6 February 2025, 02:00 AM
Beyond the war of ideals: Bangladesh must be governed with pragmatism

Beyond the war of ideals: Bangladesh must be governed with pragmatism

What Bangladesh needs right now is justice and a path to healing.
6 December 2024, 03:00 AM
India, US both need a stable Bangladesh

Geopolitical Insights / India, US both need a stable Bangladesh

However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.
25 September 2024, 03:00 AM
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Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations

Many verified accounts on X are reporting rumours as actual news and sometimes just outright propagating fake news.
11 August 2024, 15:00 PM
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Can the US Eagle Fly to Bangladesh?

In the landscape of world power rivalries, Bangladesh has somehow found itself in a dangerous and opportune position.
18 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh

Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh

For a developing country, geopolitics is almost always a losing game.
2 January 2023, 14:00 PM
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Gagging young voices: The unreasonable nature of our digital laws

As it stands now, any person whom law enforcement authorities deem to have breached the DSA will be arrested without a warrant.
4 October 2022, 15:00 PM
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Peace, stability in the Taiwan Strait balanced on a razor’s edge

Why would the US, which has spent so much time and effort creating this intricate strategic ambiguity, suddenly become so unambiguous in its support for Taiwan?
2 September 2022, 17:30 PM
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Don’t normalise living in fear

Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.
12 May 2022, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities

Born during the height of the Cold War, Bangladesh is a nation state that is uniquely embroiled in the machinations of geopolitics.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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