Bangladesh: The ballot and beyond

Police stand in front of the torched offices of the newspaper Prothom Alo in Dhaka
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Cyrus Naji
The unrest that followed Sharif Osman Hadi’s death was 18 months in the making, as an unresolved revolution, selective justice and tolerated street violence steadily destabilised Bangladesh
Students take part in a protest in Dhaka in March against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, demanding severe punishment for the rapist.
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The Editors
The sociologist and gender expert discusses violence against women, the invisibilisation of women leaders and their tussle with Islamist conservatives
A group of Hindu protesters wearing red, carrying torches and placards, protesting anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
By
Zia Hassan
India risks permanent damage to its relationship with Bangladesh with a narrative of uncontrolled communal violence after Sheikh Hasina’s fall, ignoring Hasina’s weaponisation of the Hindu minority an ...
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