Riaz in The Bonik Barta: বর্তমান অর্থনৈতিক সংকট এড়াতে রাজনীতিতে সব পক্ষের উপস্থিতি জরুরি

Freedom and Prosperity Around the World Jan 28, 2025

After the Monsoon Revolution, Bangladesh’s economy and government need major reforms

By Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

In 2024, Bangladesh’s student-led “Monsoon Revolution” ousted an entrenched autocratic regime, marking a historic shift. Yet, with deep systemic corruption and political resistance, the road to stability remains uncertain.
Bangladesh Corruption
Riaz in The Bonik Barta: বর্তমান অর্থনৈতিক সংকট এড়াতে রাজনীতিতে সব পক্ষের উপস্থিতি জরুরি

New Atlanticist Aug 7, 2024

Hasina is out. Yunus is in. Here are the three biggest factors to watch in Bangladesh.

By Ali Riaz

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has fled Bangladesh, and Nobel Prize–winner Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government. But several important questions remain unanswered.
Bangladesh India
Riaz in The Bonik Barta: বর্তমান অর্থনৈতিক সংকট এড়াতে রাজনীতিতে সব পক্ষের উপস্থিতি জরুরি

New Atlanticist Aug 2, 2024

A violent crackdown has put Bangladesh at a crossroads

By Ali Riaz

At least two hundred people have been killed and thousands more injured in protests that included law enforcement firing on protestors.
Bangladesh Conflict

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Nov 5, 2022

Riaz in The Bonik Barta: বর্তমান অর্থনৈতিক সংকট এড়াতে রাজনীতিতে সব পক্ষের উপস্থিতি জরুরি

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Economy & Business

In the News

Nov 4, 2022

Riaz in The Daily Star: A constitution without constitutionalism?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Oct 27, 2022

Riaz in South Asian Voices: What’s next for Bangladeshi politics?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Oct 19, 2022

Riaz in Barron’s: Welcome no more: Rohingya face backlash in Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Human Rights

In the News

Oct 14, 2022

Riaz published in Prothom Alo: Suspending the polls won’t boost confidence in the EC

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 15, 2022

Riaz in New Age: What role for intellectuals in autocratic era?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

SouthAsiaSource

Sep 12, 2022

The international community must see the Bangladesh of 2022

By Mohammad A. Arafat

Though Bangladesh is not without fault, the international community has good reason to see it as a constructive, democratic partner in South Asia.

Bangladesh Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 3, 2022

Riaz in the Daily Star: Citizens’ fundamental rights are not the executive’s choice

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Sep 1, 2022

Shahid quoted in BehanBox: Navigating statelessness: How laws fail Bangladeshi trafficking survivors in India

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Human Rights

In the News

Aug 17, 2022

Riaz quoted in NIKKEI Asia: Bangladesh anger over fuel prices echoes Sri Lanka, Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Economy & Business
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Experts

Fellow

Ali Riaz

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Media Non-Traditional Threats

Millennium fellow

Sohara Mehroze Shachi

Team Lead - Research Facility, UNDP

Millennium Leadership Program

Bangladesh Civil Society

Fellow

Rudabeh Shahid

Nonresident Senior Fellow

South Asia Center

Human Rights Civil Society