I don’t think Hasina fell because of my writing. Then why do I continue writing?

The government needs to set in place irreversible principles and practices that constrain arbitrary power in the future leading to the misuse of popular consent.

Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?

One would be wise to throw away the old playbook and get tips from democracies that provide leaders with the greatest power of all: the true mandate of the people

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

When 12 members of Charlie Hebdo were shot dead for their alleged blasphemous depiction of Prophet Muhammad, the freedom-loving

When I was a village boy, I learned from one of my grandparents that if I ever see a black cat, I shouldn't leave home to begin a journey for an auspicious cause. Later I realised that black cats are commonly visible in all villages and they come out of their dens particularly in the morning when most journeys are begun.

It is shameful for Bangladesh that it is now considered under autocratic rule, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

BNP hopes that people will be able to restore democracy in the country by defeating fascism and autocracy in 2016.

WHER-EVER autocracy exists resistance does too. History teaches us that. February 23 is a day that is remembered in Germany for events that took place at the height of Nazi power in a place called Munich.