Tarique Rehman being sworn in as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister -- image via news video screenshot By Muhammad Giasuddin Bangladesh’s recent election was not merely a procedural transfer of state power; it represented a critical moment of testing for the nation’s social psychology, historical memory, and political orientation. Before any political, scientific, or even social experiment reaches the vast arena of the public sphere, it must pass through complex processes—much l

Tarique Rahman on the campaign trail -- image via X video screenshot By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra El Partido Nacionalista de Bangladesh (BNP) obtuvo una victoria aplastante en las elecciones del 12 de febrero de 2026, asegurándose 212 de los 300 escaños parlamentarios. Esta victoria no representa simplemente un cambio de gobierno. Es la culminación de un proceso político que no comenzó con la ira espontánea de los estudiantes en las calles de Daca en 2024, sino mucho ant

BNP leader Tarique Rahman -- Image cropped via X By Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a sweeping victory in the 12 February 2026 elections, securing 212 of 300 parliamentary seats. This victory represents not merely a change of government. It is the culmination of a political process that began not with the spontaneous anger of students on the streets of Dhaka in 2024, but much earlier, in the strategic calculations of sections of the B

Trump on January 6 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India The year 2026 has begun with a dangerous alarm for the future of the world, showing the blood-stained fangs of imperialism. The United States, under President Donald Trump, carried out a terrible attack on Venezuela, forcibly captured the incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and transferred him to the United States to face prosecution. This was not a covert operation a

By Shadab Murtaza In the analysis of contemporary struggles against oppression and exploitation, a recurring pattern emerges particularly on social media spaces in which debates are often artificially reduced to a false binary. On one side is the defense of local ruling elites and bourgeois governments; on the other is the endorsement of imperialist intervention and externally imposed regime change. This framing not only distorts the reality of class struggle but also sideli

Muhammad Yunus at a meeting of the Advisory Council at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, December 24, 2005 -- Press Information Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bidit L. Dey Following Sheikh Hasina’s removal from the position of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of a non-partisan interim government. His strategy for political survival involved forming alliances with Islamist parties and cultivating strong connections with global ne

Labor unions organized rallies in all major cities in the region raising major issues facing the working classes and extending solidarity...

Fashion brands including Calvin Klein, H&M, Levi’s and Zara are accused of trampling on workers’ basic rights in Bangladesh. By Mzi...

Rashed Khan Menon -- Image via Workers Party of Bangladesh on Facebook By Global News Service The President of the Workers Party of...

Image via X By Vijay Prashad The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend...

Image from the street protests in Bangladesh that brought down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- image via X By Vijay Prashad On Monday,...

Protesters in Bangladesh storm the residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- image via video screenshot Statements from the Communist...

Image via X By Global News Service Amid widespread violence across the country over the controversial quota in government jobs,...

Don’t believe the fashion industry’s stated commitment to support a living wage for Bangladesh’s garment workers. By Sonali Kolhatkar...

With news from India, Cuba, the USA, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Chile and elsewhere. There are also a number of stories...

With news from Bolivia, the UK, the USA, India, Latvia, Bangladesh, South Africa, Greece and elsewhere. Bolivians march in support of...

The forty-third edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Kenya, India, Portugal, Cuba,...

The thirteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Bangladesh, Swaziland, India,...

The fifth edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, India,...

On the 8th anniversary of the horrific Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, Bangladesh unions in Canada and around the world are demanding...