Over the past decade, Bangladesh’s booming economy has outpaced its regional counterparts, yet parallel to that growth is an alarming decline in people’s rights coupled with authoritarian measures that threaten the country’s newfound development. As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks to solidify her party’s rule in the lead-up to elections on January 7, the international … Read more
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
Magazine With a notorious track record of crackdowns on the opposition and the free media, a lot is riding on Bangladesh’s general elections next year. People join a protest against the death in prison of Mushtaq Ahmed, a writer who was arrested on charges of violating the sweeping digital security, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 26, … Read more