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In Bangladesh, Islamists Are Stepping up Actions Against Women
By Subir Bhaumik
A series of troubling incidents have seen Islamic groups threaten violence to force the cancellation of women's football matches and store openings featuring Bangladeshi actresses.

Ali Riaz on Recommendations of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Reform Commission
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The Bangladeshi state’s relationship with religion under the revised Constitution as recommended by the CRC would not be different from past decades.”

Bangladesh and Pakistan Are Changing South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape
By Muqtedar Khan
Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke more Indian pressure on Bangladesh.

Boat Carrying More Than 70 Rohingya Lands in Indonesia’s Aceh Region
By Sebastian Strangio
Last year saw a record number of Rohingya refugees set off by sea from the camps in southeastern Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Probes Hasina’s Niece for Corruption in Russian Nuclear Power Deal
By Mubashar Hasan
But are the allegations against the British MP politically motivated? Is the Yunus-led interim government settling scores with Hasina?

Why India’s Fence Along its Bangladesh Border Riles Dhaka
By Sudha Ramachandran
Advisers in the interim government argue that four agreements signed by the Hasina government with India are unequal.

Political Outbidding in India on Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants
By Sucharita Sengupta
As elections in Delhi draw near, political parties take to anti-immigrant rhetoric and penal action.

Can Hasina’s Awami League Make a Comeback in Bangladesh’s Next Election?
By Shahadat Swadhin
The Awami League is unlikely to make a swift comeback in Bangladesh's political landscape

Bangladesh’s Fragile Progress Toward Freedom of Expression
By A K M Wahiduzzaman
The interim government’s draft Cyber Security Ordinance mirrors the repressive legal frameworks of previous administrations.

Revolution and Rivalry: Can Bangladesh Escape Its Illiberal Past?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
Bangladesh’s entrenched political culture, rooted in decades of illiberal democracy, violence, and bad governance, casts a long shadow.

Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof on Evolving Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations
By Saqlain Rizve
“The past is the past, and we don’t want to remain stuck there.”

The Forgotten Opposition: Bangladesh’s Left in the Shadow of Major Parties
By Saqlain Rizve
Despite their legacy of activism – including during the July Revolution – Bangladesh’s leftist groups remain marginalized in the broader political discourse.
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