THE police personnel who lost their job during the 15 years of the authoritarian Awami League regime, toppled in a mass uprising on August 5, 2024, have held protests for a couple of days seeking their reinstatement in the job. The sacked police personnel also held a protest in front of the police headquarters in Dhaka on January 12 to press home their...
CULTURAL practice, considered pivotal in building an inclusive society and youth development, has largely been neglected since the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime as the sector has run into trouble with most publicly funded cultural institutes having closed or been largely inactive. The Shilpala Academy, considered the centre of cultural...
THE rule of law, accountability, transparency, equality, social justice, etc are key elements of good governance. Previously, even democratically elected governments became unpopular due to a lack of accountability and transparency. However, the common people want the overall success of the interim government, which assumed office after the fall...
UNPRECEDENTED inflation rate in a few years has eroded people鈥檚 purchasing power, leading to a decrease in food and health spending. After the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime, inflation eased in August but remained at over 10 per cent, as prices of goods and services continued to skyrocket. In an effort to contain prices, the interim government...
UNABATED rights violations, including custodial torture, extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearances, at the hands of the law enforcement agencies, which characterised the authoritarian Awami League regime, are where reform is expected. The reported allegation that a leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has died in...
FOLLOWING the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime in August, one challenge Bangladesh faces as it moves forward is the sheer size and untenable budget of the Bangladesh Civil Service. The budget for the financial year 2023鈥�2024 reveals that 22 per cent of our national budget goes into public administration, which is a clear marker of the...