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

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 New Age: What role for intellectuals in autocratic era?

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 New Age: What role for intellectuals in autocratic era?

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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Sep 15, 2022

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

By Atlantic Council

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Democratic Transitions

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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

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Shuja Nawaz in Dawn: What went wrong in 1971?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Conflict

In the News

Aug 12, 2022

Dr. Shahid in The Geopolitics: Revisited: Partition and the Bengali Muslims of India

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Civil Society

In the News

Aug 8, 2022

Riaz quoted in News Explorer: Is the fuel price hike in Bangladesh a sign of an ongoing economic crisis? All you need to know

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 7, 2022

Ammar Habib Khan quoted in The Sunday Morning: South Asia debt evokes fears of 1997-style crisis

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh
Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 5, 2022

Khan quoted in Bloomberg: South Asia debt woes evoke fears of another 1997-style crisis

By Atlantic Council

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Economy & Business
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