Saqlain Rizve

3 days ago | buff.ly | Saqlain Rizve

Crime continues to surge, public trust in law enforcement remains fragile, and mob violence fills the vacuum left by institutional weakness. Subscribe for ads-free reading It was a cold night on February 28 at Patenga beach in Chittagong, the port city of Bangladesh, when Sub-Inspector Yusuf Ali, who had recently transferred from the River Police, noticed some young men smoking cannabis, which is illegal in Bangladesh. Yusuf warned them and let them go after they apologized.

3 days ago | thediplomat.com | Saqlain Rizve

Crime continues to surge, public trust in law enforcement remains fragile, and mob violence fills the vacuum left by institutional weakness. Subscribe for ads-free reading It was a cold night on February 28 at Patenga beach in Chittagong, the port city of Bangladesh, when Sub-Inspector Yusuf Ali, who had recently transferred from the River Police, noticed some young men smoking cannabis, which is illegal in Bangladesh. Yusuf warned them and let them go after they apologized.

2 weeks ago | southasianvoices.org | Saqlain Rizve

جنوبی ایشیا، پاکستان اور بنگلہ دیش– (دو) قومیں جو کبھی پرتشدد علیحدگی اور دہائیوں کی مخالفت کے باعث (ایک دوسرے سے) دُور تھیں، کے تزویراتی اتحاد کی جانب سفر کا آغاز کر نے سے ایک انقلابی تبدیلی کا مشاہدہ کر رہا ہے۔بنگلہ دیش میں ہونے والی بڑی سیاسی تبدیلیوں اور تغیر پذیرعلاقائی جغرافیائی سیاست کے باعث یہ بدلتے ہوئے روابط ممکنہ طور پر نہ صرف ان کے دوطرفہ تعلقات کو نئی صورت دے سکتے ہیں بلکہ وسیع تر جنوبی ایشیائی خطے کے محرکات پر بھی اثر کر سکتے ہیں۔ڈھاکہ اور اسلام آباد کے درمیان حالیہ تعامُل، 15...

3 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Saqlain Rizve

Foreign investors will be disappointed by the budget’s silence on measures for regulatory reform or assurance of legal protections. Subscribe for ads-free reading There were no grand entrances or ceremonial flair; no performative applause from party loyalists or rows of empty chairs meant to signify political boycotts. Just a quiet room, where Salehuddin Ahmed, the finance adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, delivered the country’s annual budget.

1 month ago | thediplomat.com | Saqlain Rizve

The burst of new parties signals yearning for change. Yet, history teaches us that enthusiasm alone cannot dismantle entrenched systems. Subscribe for ads-free reading Since August 2024, when a student-led uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government, Bangladesh has been undergoing a political transition. The country is now governed by an interim administration led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus.