Bangladesh After Hasina

Glossary of Terms: Nepali Kranti Katha
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The Editors
This glossary of terms accompanies Ratik Asokan’s translation of select portions of Phanishwar Nath Renu’s Nepali Kranti Katha, published in Himal Southasian as Phanishwar Nath Renu’s story of Nepal’s ...
Himal Interviews: The decay of socialism and secularism in India
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The Editors
The historian Irfan Habib talks to Harsh Mander about how the Hindu right is manufacturing the subcontinent’s history, with the support of the BJP leadership
Tarique Rahman has led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to a landslide victory and now has the tough task of building a credible government, preventing a slide towards authoritarianism or further Islamisation in the country, and recalibrating ties with India.
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Shakeel Anwar
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has swept to victory with a two-third majority but the conservative Jamaat-e-Islami has had its strongest showing ever
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Bangladesh goes to the polls, Indian court sentences journalist for defamation, Pakistan ends T20 boycott and more
Podcast: The high stakes of the 2026 Bangladesh election
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The Editors
Journalists Zyma Islam and Nusmila Lohani examine the transformations in Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster that will determine the outcome of the 2026 election
A soldier tries to control Rohingya people as they wait for relief at the Balukhali refugee camp. All major political forces in Bangladesh – past, present and emerging – have used the promise of Rohingya repatriation not as the fulfilment of a humanitarian obligation but as political performance for their own benefit.
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Shafiur Rahman
Bangladesh’s political players are intent on using the promise of Rohingya repatriation as a political tool, no matter who forms the new government.
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