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Will Bangladesh Witness a Free and Fair Election in 2026—or a Managed Transition?

by SAC | Jan 18, 2026 | Editorial

Bangladesh stands on the threshold of a pivotal electoral moment. The general election scheduled for 12 February 2026 is being framed as the country’s first genuine democratic reset following the 2024 uprising that ended the long tenure of Sheikh Hasina. Yet beneath...

Bangladesh Is Betraying Its Birthright — and the World Should Pay Attention

by SAC | Jan 14, 2026 | Editorial, Geo Political Assessment

There are moments when a nation does not simply make bad policy choices—it repudiates its own origin story. Bangladesh is living through such a moment. The present regime’s sudden embrace of Pakistan—the very state that carried out genocide on Bangladeshi soil in...

Bangladesh at the Crossroads

by SAC | Sep 17, 2025 | Editorial

A year after the “monsoon revolution,” which path? A year on from the July–August 2024 student uprising that toppled a 15-year regime and ushered in an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh stands at a forked road. The choice is...

Bangladesh’s Army: A Frankenstein’s Monster—and Can the Country Ever Trust It?

by SAC | Aug 30, 2025 | Editorial

Since the Liberation War of 1971, Bangladesh’s army has lived in shades of grey. It wasn’t just the nation’s defender—it became a kingmaker, business mogul, ideological shaper, and, at times, the sole arbiter of legitimacy. From Ziaur Rahman’s rise via a coup to...

15th of August: The Day the Bengalis of Bangladesh Lost Their Father of the Nation

by SAC | Aug 16, 2025 | Editorial

A Tribute, A Homage, A Salute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman A Black Dawn for the Bengali Nation The morning of 15th August 1975 is etched into the darkest chapter of Bangladesh’s history. It was not just the assassination of a man. It was the brutal elimination...

Bangladesh on the Brink: Mob Rule, Moral Decay, and the Betrayal of 1971’s Legacy

by SAC | Jun 30, 2025 | Editorial

Bangladesh, the nation born out of fire and sacrifice in 1971, is descending into a vortex of lawlessness and mobocracy that mocks the very ideals it once stood for. A country that bled for justice and human dignity now stands disgraced — not at the hands of a foreign...