Column What is wrong with the FIR against the Facebook-11 The prosecution in Bangladesh of 11 individuals is not only a serious infringement of freedom of speech, but a travesty in the use of the criminal law. David Bergman May 15th 2020
Column A secret prisoner returns The recent disappearance and arrest of a Bangladesh photojournalist mirrors experiences of many other secretly detained men. David Bergman May 4th 2020
Column Is this Bangladesh’s most worrying Covid-19 statistic? Bangladesh’s closed case death rate is over 4 times that of India and 10 times higher than Sri Lanka — but how concerned should we be? David Bergman April 30th 2020
Column Imperial College: Sustained Bangladesh lockdown could reduce levels of death by up to 92% Study shows other mitigation strategies far less effective in Bangladesh. David Bergman April 24th 2020
Column Can we believe the officially reported number of Covid-19 deaths in Bangladesh? As the number of projected and officially reported deaths increasingly diverge, it is worth asking if politics is trumping a proper count. David Bergman April 14th 2020
Column Planning for the worst Bangladesh government’s “National Preparedness and Response Plan for Covid-19” obtained by Netra News — is the government following its own plan? David Bergman April 2nd 2020
