Magazine Despite Bangladesh’s slide toward a one-party autocracy, “the current trajectory is not destiny.” Awami League leaders and activists celebrate their party’s victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL), under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has cemented a fourth consecutive term in power – but not … Read more
The outcome of the 12th parliamentary election in Bangladesh was expected, and long predicted. With the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), pulling out of the race, the path was always clear for the incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in office since January 2009, to tighten her grip on power. Even though calls were … Read more
Advertisement Bangladesh is heading into a tumultuous election season. The country is scheduled to vote in general elections in January 2024. Elections in 2014 and 2018 were controversial and Bangladeshis as well as their country’s foreign friends are keenly observing events and guessing what lies ahead. In this article, I put forward three scenarios based … Read more