Debate for Democracy

Debate for Democracy

Electoral System Reform Commission head Badiul Alam Majumdar speaks at a shadow parliament, organised by Debate for Democracy at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) in Dhaka on 16 August 2025. Photo: Courtesy

No uncertainty over Feb polls, fair election depends on govt's will: Badiul

“The Election Commission alone cannot ensure a fair election without the government’s willingness,” he says

Professor Abu Ahmed, Chairman of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) at a shadow parliament event organised by Debate for Democracy on 17 May. Photo: Collected

NBR split logical, protests regrettable: Prof Abu Ahmed

Debate for Democracy holds shadow parliament on July uprising

Debate for Democracy holds shadow parliament on July uprising

The proposal was presented at a seminar titled “Measures to Increase Remittance Income,” held in the capital on 18 January 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Raise remittance incentive from 2.5% to 4%, experts urge govt

Energy expert Professor M Tamim and Debate for Democracy Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiran speak at a shadow parliament debate programme at the FDC auditorium in Dhaka in 14 December 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Politicians, bureaucrats and businesses colluded in energy graft: M Tamim

Illustration: TBS

AL govt used intel agencies to facilitate corruption: TIB's Iftekharuzzaman

Sketch: TBS

Action being taken against corrupt individuals, not institutions: Prof Mustafizur

the former caretaker government advisor and economist AB Mirza Azizul Islam. Sketch: TBS

More money for social security won’t pay off due to flawed schemes: Mirza Aziz

Photo: Courtesy

'Abusive' student politics is unacceptable: Buet Alumni Association president