Republished
Fear and Loathing Greet Myanmar’s Unfree Election
Ground reporting of the 2025-26 election reveals that voters only hope for a slight lifting of the military’s boot in a race with virtually no political…
Dialogue
Round table on Media Reform: Current Progress and the Way Forward
The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) held the roundtable dialogue on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka. The event discussed reforms related to…
Analysis
From Kathmandu to Casablanca, A Generation Under Surveillance is Rising Up
In 2025, youth-led protests erupted everywhere from Morocco to Nepal, Madagascar and Europe. A generation refused to remain silent in the face of economic precariousness, corruption…
Media coverage item
‘Understanding political ecosystem key to running the state’
BNP Advisory Council member Zahir Uddin Swapan has emphasized that the state cannot be effectively governed without understanding the current political ecosystem. He made the remarks…
Analysis
National Security and Law Enforcement: Challenges to Democratic Governance
“National Security and Law Enforcement: Challenges to Democratic Governance” — Speakers at the CGS Policy Dialogue The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) organized a policy dialogue…
Analysis
Political Parties, Human Rights, and Freedom of Expression
Speakers at a CGS Policy Dialogue Freedom of expression belongs to everyone except the government – Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul Political parties must move beyond the…
Dialogue
Open Forum Discussion: Democratic Reconstruction for Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship
The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) organised a policy dialogue on Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship on 6 January 2026 at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka, bringing…
Republished
Democracy Cannot Survive on Silence and Fear
After a long stretch away from the country, Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh marks the beginning of a tougher chapter, one that's about real responsibility, not…
Analysis
Press Release
While Bangladesh’s digital economy is expanding rapidly, the sector continues to face multiple challenges, including policy uncertainty, infrastructural constraints, high bandwidth costs, digital inequality, and a…
First published
Food Crisis in Gaza: A Humanitarian Emergency
Between mid-October and late November in Gaza, around 1.6 million people faced severe hunger, including over 500,000 in emergency and more than 100,000 in catastrophic conditions,…