Bangladesh’s Blueprint for Engineering an Election

Bangladesh’s Blueprint for Engineering an Election

Although Bangladesh’s general election, scheduled on January 7, 2024, is a little over a month  away, there is no confusion as to what kind of an election it will be, and there is no uncertainty as to what results the election will deliver. With the deadline for submission of nomination papers now passed, 29 parties … Read more

Bangladesh Government Scraps Controversial Digital Security Act

Bangladesh Government Scraps Controversial Digital Security Act

Protesters offer Friday prayers during a demonstration against the death in prison of a writer who was arrested on charges of violating the sweeping digital security, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu Advertisement The Bangladesh Cabinet has decided to scrap the controversial and heavily criticized Digital Security Act (DSA) … Read more