More women are being elected in autocratic regimes…
More women are being elected in autocratic regimes, but this is part of a democratic facade. The definition of democracy needs to change. Fake news, disinformation, foreign influence in elections: We’re starting to understand the ways bad actors attack democracy in Canada and around the world. But autocrats and other enemies of democracy also use […]
UN Extremely Concerned Over Wide Range of Human Rights Violation in Kashmir
A woman with her nephew in Srinagar. Indian soldiers have forced most Kashmiris to stay at or near home. — AFP The UN Human Rights Commission urges the Indian government to “unlock the situation and fully restore the rights that are currently being denied” GENEVA (IANS) — The UN Human Rights Commission on Tuesday said […]
Bangladesh Papering Over The Cracks At Home And Abroad – OpEd
Bangladesh Papering Over The Cracks At Home And Abroad – OpEd In a recent interview with DW, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen asserted that Dhaka’s objective is to “get along with everybody”. Despite the ongoing saga surrounding Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and widespread protests against a spate of deals agreed earlier this month with New Delhi, […]
Bangladesh: Enabling the Future
Bangladesh: Enabling the Future The problem in Bangladesh is primarily that no basis was ever established for an effective two-party system, writes William MilamBy William Milam October 18, 2019 “As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” So said the celebrated French pioneer aviator, poet, novelist and journalist […]
Election was stolen, government is illegitimate: William B. Milam
About December 30 parliamentary election of Bangladesh Ambassador William B. Milam, Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center, said the real truth is that the election was stolen and the government is illegitimate. Ambassador William B. Milam expresses his view on Bangladesh election in an opined published in The Friday Times on last Friday. The full […]
US on tougher stance for fair elections in Bangladesh.
US on tougher stance for fair elections in Bangladesh. Special Correspondent from Boston, Nov 12 (Just News): “The US is taking a tougher stance on Bangladesh elections this time. As I have heard from concern people at the State Department, their view is they are going to try that this election is going to be […]
Bangladesh does about-face on Rohingya
By SABRIA CHOWDHURY BALLAND Two years ago, Bangladesh took in nearly 750,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees who had been driven out of Myanmar by a military crackdown. These attacks were referred to as ethnic cleansing by the United States, whereas United Nations investigators referred to them as crimes against humanity. At that time, many questioned whether Bangladesh, […]
Bangladesh’s two decades: Out of the basket into the Future
Bangladesh’s two decades: Out of the basket into the Future William Milam Prothom Alo has asked me to help mark its 12th anniversary by contributing a short essay on how I view the last two decades in Bangladesh, from the time I came to know the country well, to the present. During these two decades, of […]
Ali Riaz’s new book examines elections in hybrid regimes
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published a book on elections in hybrid regimes. The book, titled Voting in a Hybrid Regime: Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Election examines the mechanism of election manipulation in apparently democratic—but essentially authoritarian—systems called the hybrid regimes. Using the 2018 Bangladeshi parliamentary election as an example Riaz argues that leaders of the hybrid […]
Riaz presents for international scholars in Washington, D.C.
Riaz presents for international scholars in Washington, D.C. Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz made a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, D.C., on December 6. The panel was held in connection with the launching of the special Bangladesh issue of the South Asia Journal. The panel included Former U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh […]
