In the before times, I provided examples of the “elevator speeches” I would have given to former Bangladesh Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Zia and their colleagues in the run up to the January 2024 elections. In the same spirit, I have been thinking about what advice I would give to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and his Cabinet if I happened to have a few minutes alone with them on an elevator as they take on their new responsibilities. My sense is that the best I could do is highlight some of the most critical mistakes that the 2007-08 Caretaker
In a panel discussion entitled “Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh and Future Challenges,” organized sponsored by the Washington-based rights organization ‘Right to Freedom,’ on May 16, experts and journalistsparticipants emphasized the inseparable
Further, the December 2021 U.S. sanction designations empowered many in Bangladeshi society to speak out about the human rights violations they have witnessed, documented,
The SAP asked about the EU’s position on the upcoming elections in Bangladesh as the two previous national elections were widely criticized by international
Asked about a recent letter issued by six Congressmen to President Joe Biden calling for actions against the Hasina government for its gross violations
“For future returns to be truly voluntary, the Bangladesh authorities need to allow Rohingya to live freely, without enforcing pressures pushing them to go back,” Ganguly said. “Donors should increase support for
Internet shutdowns have a disproportionate impact on marginalized populations, which depend heavily on government programs and social protection systems. For example, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which provides
Several of the attackers have been identified through the use of surveillance camera footage, according to law enforcement officials in Jamalpur. At least three arrests have been made to date.
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