Rahad Abir

Rahad Abir

About Rahad Abir

More From Rahad Abir

Will A Rightwing Victory Transform Bangladesh? Jamaat's Rise Raises Uncomfortable Questions

If Jamaat comes to power it will likely begin with populist moves such as anti-corruption drives, predicts Ahmedur Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi writer and editor who has been living in Norway since surviving a 2015 attack. He says he fears  mobilisation of religious groups to push for declaring Bangladesh an Islamic republic and enforce Sharia law…