Column How the British spied on a pro-Bangladesh meeting in 1971 Undercover UK cop reveals to public inquiry he infiltrated a pro-Bangladesh humanitarian group in London. David Bergman December 8th 2020
Column Silencing science? Why the Bangladesh government dismissed crucial Covid-19 research undertaken by a leading global health research institute. David Bergman December 3rd 2020
Column Who gets investigated for corruption? How a marriage separation within Bangladesh prime minister’s family helps explain why Awami League leaders in Faridpur are now in jail. David Bergman November 19th 2020
Column Family succession: After Sheikh Hasina The Awami League is a family business — who in the family will succeed Sheikh Hasina? David Bergman October 8th 2020
Column General Sarwardy’s interview refocuses attention on the appointment of General Aziz Ahmed as army chief The Bangladesh government is likely to brand the retired military officer a criminal and traitor. David Bergman July 18th 2020
Column Bangladesh’s Covid-19 future is in the government’s hands The initial projections seem overblown, but whether they remain so depends on how the government deals with the lockdown. David Bergman May 22nd 2020
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
Column Is Covid-19 virus infection in Bangladesh the deadliest in the world? A look at the abnormally high Covid-19 death rate in Bangladesh suggests that there are likely to be far more cases of infected people than the government admits. David Bergman March 26th 2020
Column A deal undone Is an influential pro-government businessman behind the recent troubles faced by bdnews24.com and its Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi? David Bergman February 20th 2020