Sheikh Hasina

Why the movement against Rampal plant in Bangladesh failed

Five years after a people’s movement to stop a power plant near the Sundarban, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government has pushed the project through. Why did this movement fail where others in Bangladesh have succeeded?

| Feb 24, 2023

Bangladesh’s BNP fights to make a political comeback

With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election

| Feb 02, 2023

Reinstatement of Nepal’s Parliament, Al Jazeera’s investigation on corruption in Bangladesh and more.

Southasiasphere podcast episode 05: Updates and analysis from around the region.

| Mar 05, 2021

More than a seat at the table

A crossborder discussion on women leaders in Southasian politics.

| Jan 27, 2021

New Liberation War

With the trial of those suspected of war crimes likely to begin soon in Bangladesh, closure for what took place four decades ago might finally be possible. But the opposition is determined to stop the …

| Aug 01, 2010

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