Opinion What does the new Zoomers Party stand for? Will a students-led vehicle go far? Should it look to the subcontinent for clues? Farid Erkizia Bakht February 22nd 2025
Opinion Do you want to stand up to Delhi? Choose the correct countervailing power to stand with you. Prepare a proactive medium-term strategy. Don’t get mad. Get even. Farid Erkizia Bakht December 7th 2024
Analysis Sri Lanka 2024: Bangladesh 2026? Students and well-wishers of ‘New Bangladesh’ might keep an eye on the Emerald isle. As a warning about betrayal, but also as a possible political model. Farid Erkizia Bakht November 16th 2024
Opinion Are we already thinking about the end? The interim government looks short on innovative ideas, let alone revolutionary ones. A rudderless policy course is rendering it a lame duck before a robust plan for what comes next has emerged. Farid Erkizia Bakht November 1st 2024
Opinion Go West: Who asked Bangladesh to go all-in? Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia has a lot to teach a delirious Dhaka elite about the real direction of Rising Asia. Instead, Dhaka is nostalgic for the fading glory of a Clintonesque world. Farid Erkizia Bakht October 11th 2024
Analysis Will we see a new form of economic leadership? Why is it that when the US lends, it is termed a partnership? Why is it that when China lends, it’s called a debt trap? Farid Erkizia Bakht September 20th 2024
Opinion Where do we go from here? A progressive agenda for moving Bangladesh forward after the student revolt. Farid Erkizia Bakht August 21st 2024
Opinion Has anyone in charge got a plan? With zero visibility ahead, people need answers. Quick. Farid Erkizia Bakht August 6th 2024