Bangladesh voted in its first national election since Sheikh Hasina’s fall, amid heavy security, scattered violence, and sharp BNP–Jamaat rivalry,...
The Borderlens Desk
Bangladesh voted in its first national election since Sheikh Hasina’s fall, amid heavy security, scattered violence, and sharp BNP–Jamaat rivalry,...
The Borderlens Desk
Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election began amid tight security and sharp BNP–Jamaat rivalry, seen as a key test of democracy without...
The Borderlens Desk
Women voters are central to Bangladesh’s February 12 election, with parties competing on gender-focused promises. However, ideological contradictions and alliances...
Kongkon Karmaker
Tarique Rahman’s return has turned Bangladesh’s February 12 election into a crucial test of democratic restoration after the 2024 uprising....
Kongkon Karmaker
Jamaat-e-Islami’s rapid rise ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 election is marked by disciplined organisation, covert tactics, and serious allegations of...
The Borderlens Desk
Ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 election, violent clashes between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami have turned former allies into deadly rivals. The...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
Jamaat-e-Islami’s re-emergence ahead of Bangladesh’s national election has sparked deep unease at home and abroad. As the party sheds its...
Bidhayak Das
The United States is signalling a clear departure from its professed commitment to secular democracy by engaging Jamaat-e-Islami, a party...
Bidhayak Das
The unity forged during Bangladesh’s August 2024 uprising is showing visible strain as ideological divisions deepen within the opposition. The...
The Borderlens Desk
Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War is being contested as political forces seek to rewrite its meaning. Equating it with the 2024...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
Bangladesh was left on edge after the killing of July uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi triggered a night of widespread...
Bidhayak Das
Halt the judicial persecution of Hasanul Haq Inu, a veteran freedom fighter and secular leader now facing politically motivated charges...
Justice Observatory Bangladesh