What do secular authoritarians gain by courting rightwing hardliners? Following Hefazat’s massive public rally, many are cautioning against an ‘Islamist takeover’ in #Bangladesh after the ouster of ‘secular’ leader Sheikh Hasina who apparently kept this ‘danger’ at bay. Yet

The decision to ban Bangladesh Awami League is no cause for celebration. It sets an extremely dangerous precedent. When a party has perpetrated widespread human rights violations, the correct course of action is electoral rejection and individual legal accountability for their unlawful

The latest amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act delivers a severe blow to free speech and right to protest in #Bangladesh. First, the state now has the power to ‘temporarily suspend’ any entity that it believes is involved in terrorist activities in addition to its earlier power

All praise is due to the Almighty, who’s enabled me to complete a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School. When I left my full-time job in a shrinking human rights sector to pursue a second master’s degree, some questioned the decision — and part of me knew it was economically

The UK PM Keir Starmer’s refusal to meet Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh reveals more than a diplomatic snub. It reflects an enduring continuity in international order: From extractive colonisation to modern money laundering, Global North capitals continue to profit from looted Global South

Thank you to CIVICUS for a timely conversation on the political challenges confronting Bangladesh. In this interview, I reflect on the post revolution transition, the implications of the ban on Awami League and what’s truly at stake in the upcoming national elections.

The time has come for me to leave the organisation I once couldn’t even admit I worked for. In July 2022, I took the risky decision to join Amnesty International- an entity blacklisted by my govt at the time, to expose the human rights abuses it was committing in #Bangladesh. Until Aug

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman can be two things at once. He can be one of the indisputable leaders of Bangladesh’s liberation movement who was assassinated in cold blood in a gruesome manner. He can also be a failed statesman who proved better at leading a nationalist