Opinion

Opinion

Zia founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, creating an institutional platform for a political tradition that would outlive him and become one of the country’s principal electoral forces.

Why November 7 still matters to Bangladesh

3 hours ago

A woman with a substantial media following may possess little organisational influence. Another, virtually unknown outside her constituency, may command considerable local authority

The women politics sees, and the women it ignores

7 hours ago

Bangladeshi people had chosen Zia over Taher and his followers, rejecting a revolutionary programme that threatened to turn military hierarchy into a theatre of internecine violence

The day Bangladesh stepped back from the abyss

14 hours ago

November 7 helped establish the political foundations of a different understanding of Bangladeshi nationalism

How November 7 remade Bangladesh’s politics

07 Nov 2026

For those who saw Ziaur Rahman as a figure capable of restoring stability, November 7 represented a decisive political turning point. I belong to that generation

A photograph, a President and the politics of November 7

06 Nov 2026

A salaried family in Bangladesh can be statistically above poverty and financially close to disaster

The quiet costs of keeping up in Bangladesh

06 Nov 2026

Trump has been humiliated. The dangerous part may come next

Trump has been humiliated. The dangerous part may come next

05 Nov 2026

Bangladesh must now confront a question: if the February referendum was approved by voters who voted “Yes”, what is the political status of that decision?

When a government overrides a referendum

05 Nov 2026

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