Beneath the headlines about Bangladesh’s 2026 election, a quieter story is happening in towns and villages. Thousands of grassroots political activists, who used to be the heart of both community-level and national politics, are now facing arrests, legal issues, or being silenced after the Bangladesh Awami League faced a ‘temporary suspension’ a...
IntroductionWith the economy growing annually over 6%, living standards rising for most people and the country maintaining stability throughout 2015, Bangladesh has in recent times been dubbed a development role model having produced consistent progress in economic, social and human development indicators. In continuation of the profound transfo...