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Indian politicians are reacting to Bangladesh politics like anxious uncles. Be diplomatic

If India wants a long-term, people-centric relationship with Bangladesh, it needs to shift gears — from paternalism to partnership, from anxiety to...

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Ahmede Hussain

Bangladeshi nationals are joining terrorist ranks. Bigger problem is the culture of denial

Bangladesh has a significant youth bulge—the median age is just 26. So the involvement of young Bangladeshis in TTP’s activities in Afghanistan...

19.05.2025 3

Ahmede Hussain

Awami League is out. Who will lead Bangladesh’s Centre-Left next?

What lies ahead for Sheikh Hasina’s party is difficult to tell. It might try to field independent candidates in the next general election, or...

14.05.2025 10

Ahmede Hussain

Dhaka walls have Islamist Hizbut Tahrir posters. They are asking the military to take over

Hizbut Tahrir believes in a state where non-Muslims do not have voting rights but they can make “complaints in respect to unjust acts performed by...

29.04.2025 9

Ahmede Hussain

UN human rights report is a lesson for Bangladesh Army—stay out of politics

Without a transparent and independent investigation, the Bangladesh Army’s attempt to dismiss the UN’s findings appears to be a shoddy way of...

18.03.2025 40

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh student protesters’ party is up against dynasties. Now all it needs is clean money

Nahid Islam, the newly elected NCP convener, said there will be no room for pro-India or pro-Pakistan politics in Bangladesh. Will it work for the...

05.03.2025 20

Ahmede Hussain

Sheikh Hasina is no Dalai Lama, India must stop supporting her. China is cosying up

What the Pakistan Army didn’t do in nine months of Bangladesh’s liberation war happened in nine hours.

07.02.2025 50

Ahmede Hussain

India-Bangladesh must rekindle old ties. Sheikh Hasina shouldn’t remain a thorn in the flesh

India’s best bet lies in a reformed, corruption-free democratic Bangladesh. To do that, it has to keep an eye on Muhammad Yunus’ reform initiatives...

17.12.2024 10

Ahmede Hussain

There’s a big obstacle to Awami League’s return to Bangladesh politics

The Yunus government is fighting the issue of banning the Awami League on two fronts. On one side stand the ordinary Bangladeshis, and on the other...

03.12.2024 5

Ahmede Hussain

100 days of Yunus govt in Bangladesh—nepotism, chaos, U-turns

Muhammad Yunus doesn’t have a magic bullet, but rising unemployment, spiralling prices, and a lack of an electoral roadmap are eroding the...

17.11.2024 30

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

The Yunus administration has set up a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a document that will "reflect the aspirations" of the ordinary...

08.11.2024 10

Ahmede Hussain

BNP chain of command is breaking down. It isn’t fighting culture of thuggery in Dhaka

For a large number of young Bangladeshis, the old is dead and it’s time to restart politics.

21.10.2024 10

Ahmede Hussain

Elite Dhaka students march with black ISIS flags—it reeks of Hizb ut-Tahrir

The banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir is allegedly behind Dhaka’s student-led ISIS flag marches. Its true aim is to use the Bangladesh Army to...

11.10.2024 3

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh can’t afford another coup. Yunus govt must not trust all army officers with power

The former Chief Justice of Bangladesh was threatened by the military intelligence to leave the country. The army is no saint.

01.10.2024 10

Ahmede Hussain

Mobs are still calling the shots in Bangladesh. Yunus government appears weak to act

Banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir is active in several parts of Bangladesh, distributing pamphlets in Dhaka. The police is nowhere to be seen.

07.09.2024 4

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami can’t go far with anti-India rhetoric. It must address its 1971 role

Jamaat-e-Islami should change its name and form a new political party that includes its younger leaders from the recent revolution that ousted...

30.08.2024 10

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Indian politicians are reacting to Bangladesh politics like anxious uncles. Be diplomatic

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladeshi nationals are joining terrorist ranks. Bigger problem is the culture of denial

Ahmede Hussain

Awami League is out. Who will lead Bangladesh’s Centre-Left next?

Ahmede Hussain

Dhaka walls have Islamist Hizbut Tahrir posters. They are asking the military to take over

Ahmede Hussain

UN human rights report is a lesson for Bangladesh Army—stay out of politics

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh student protesters’ party is up against dynasties. Now all it needs is clean money

Ahmede Hussain

Sheikh Hasina is no Dalai Lama, India must stop supporting her. China is cosying up

Ahmede Hussain

India-Bangladesh must rekindle old ties. Sheikh Hasina shouldn’t remain a thorn in the flesh

Ahmede Hussain

There’s a big obstacle to Awami League’s return to Bangladesh politics

Ahmede Hussain

100 days of Yunus govt in Bangladesh—nepotism, chaos, U-turns

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh needs big reforms before elections. Students didn’t die just to bring BNP to power

Ahmede Hussain

BNP chain of command is breaking down. It isn’t fighting culture of thuggery in Dhaka

Ahmede Hussain

Elite Dhaka students march with black ISIS flags—it reeks of Hizb ut-Tahrir

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh can’t afford another coup. Yunus govt must not trust all army officers with power

Ahmede Hussain

Mobs are still calling the shots in Bangladesh. Yunus government appears weak to act

Ahmede Hussain

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami can’t go far with anti-India rhetoric. It must address its 1971 role

Ahmede Hussain