reforms

From allowing women to drive to letting them attend cultural events, Saudi Arabia has been taking the lead in social reforms. Photos: Reuters
Panorama

Progress in the Gulf: How Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are embracing reforms to shape a liberal identity

While Gulf nations have adhered to conservative practices as part of their official state policies, today, the picture is changing as some nations rebrand themselves for the global stage.

Chief adviser’s Special Envoy for International Affairs and Adviser Lutfey Siddiqi
Bangladesh

Interim govt focused on executing key reforms before leaving office: Lutfey Siddiqi

Hefazat-e-Islam activists join a rally at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan on 3 May 2025. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

'Not all men?': Our silence will be our complicity

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman spoke virtually at a rally organised by Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, the labour wing of BNP, at Nayapaltan in the capital on the occasion of May Day today (1 May). Photo: Focus Bangla
Politics

Decision on corridor must come from parliament: Tarique

File photo of protesters gather Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on 3 August. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Georgia Senate backs Bangladesh student movement, interim govt's reforms

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary briefs reporters after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka on 20 April 2025. Photo: Foisal Ahmed/TBS
Bangladesh

NCP calls for elections after full implementation of reform recommendations

NCP leaders talking to reporters after attending a dialogue with National Consensus Commission on 19 April 2025. Photo: TBS
Politics

NCP for adding the word 'election-time' in caretaker govt name

Illustration: TBS
Economy

Reforms must include voices of the marginalised people: Debapriya

File photo of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Photo: Collected
Politics

BNP was the first to give outline for state reforms defying Hasina's regime: Tarique Rahman

Nahid Islam along with other NCP leaders pay tribute at the National Memorial on 26 March 2025. Photo: TBS
Politics

Independence of 1971 and 2024 not contradictory: Nahid Islam on Mirza Abbas' comment

Stocks tumble on political worry
Stocks

Stocks tumble on political worry

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz and other commission members at a meeting with Khelafat Majlish leaders at the LD Hall of the National Parliament Complex on 22 March. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Quick national consensus possible through dialogue: Ali Riaz

At a roundtable organised by SHUJAN in the capital. Photo: Collected
Politics

Without reforms, fascism could return, even with a fair election: Ali Riaz