Is Bangladesh finally ready for a democratic reset?
12 min | 11 Jan 2026
Susmita Jebin interviews Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – also known as Mukhles Chowdhury, a former adviser to President Iajuddin Ahmed – to examine Bangladesh’s major reform initiatives, the ongoing debate over whether dual citizens should be able to take part in national elections, whether Tarique Rahman – the son of former President Ziaur Rahman and the late Prime Minister Khaleda Zia – can unite the BNP and gain public support, and whether the party might form a coalition with other political groups.
