Another election is in the offing, and even though I want to feel excited again, I simply cannot.

As the country is heading towards an exercise that the incumbent is calling an election, it is imperative that we understand what is in the making.

The BNP failed to reap anything effective from the huge public support that it was able to garner late last year.

Bereft of the basic rights to assemble and express, let alone protest, the people of Bangladesh are currently bearing the brunt of the coercive apparatuses of the state.

Legitimacy is all about inclusion and participation of voters and parties, and how people view the election. 

Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.

The by-elections in Laxmipur-3 and Brahmanbaria-2 have once again laid bare the grim political reality of Bangladesh, all while the country is just about two months away from its national election.

US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has reiterated that Washington is keen to see continuation of democracy in Bangladesh

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.

With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal

It is quite natural that other Nobel laureates and those who admire Prof Yunus’ two unique and successful development experimentations – microcredit and social business – would be feeling extremely concerned.

Journalists’ fate is again being determined in the dark.

National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.

When economic conditions are normal, the importance of the protective role of democracy is often not felt.

Taking note of the new US visa policy, the foreign ministry yesterday said Bangladesh appreciates that the international community, including the US, firmly stands by the prime minister’s commitment to ensure free and fair elections.

Full text of US Asst Secy of State Donald Lu’s interview with Tritiyo Matra

The US will impose visa restrictions on individuals and their immediate family members “if they are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said an election-time government can be formed with the parties having representation in parliament, although the next general election will be held following the Westminster-style of democracy in Britain.

South Korea, like Bangladesh, was a poor country in the 1960s. It has now become a highly developed nation and supports other countries in their development process

Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?