Encouraging a culture of norm enforcement at the cost of human rights

The students can help establish a new political party and free the country from the burden of family dynasties.

The local government institution elections ought to be at the top of the interim administration's priorities following electoral changes.

If politically inexperienced youth can oust a tyrant prime minister, why can’t they battle with the flood that has engulfed a part of the country alone?

In Bangladesh, wholesale reform of the criminal investigation and justice system is necessary.

The halls had been transformed into places where ordinary students faced heavy oppression.

The catch-all definition of national security must not be used as a cloak to hide abuses.

The Gazi factory fire tragedy represents a severe setback to the progressive transformation of Bangladesh.

The recent assault on doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) marks a deeply troubling moment in our society.

The new norm for education should be people before profit, not the other way around.

We have witnessed alarming incidents where leaders of the previous government were attacked on court premises.

It is no wonder that a vast population of Dhaka are generally disgruntled with where they are.

One of the reasons why the country’s economy fell into a big crisis during the Hasina regime is the manipulation of statistics.

Dr Yunus’s humility in admitting the challenges ahead was appreciated.

The interim government of Bangladesh led by Dr Yunus declared the red passports held by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as former MPs, null and void.

Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.

Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.

Despite the youth-driven upheaval, the key drivers of the economy remain very much intact and ready to take the economy to new heights.

All these troubled banks were externally audited, and received clean chits. Yet, we see very little discussion regarding such audit failures.

Bangladesh does not have any of the 748 biosphere reserves spread all over the world.