The existing bureaucratic culture in Bangladesh is holding the government back.

Public administration must not repeat past mistakes

Bureaucrats’ resistance, political inertia key barriers to reforms

Let me put it another way: is a fair election possible even if Awami League “allows” it?

There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?

The recent decision to empower the secretary does not bode well for the Anti-Corruption Commission