Dhaka: Bangladesh’s return to electoral politics has done little to settle the deeper questions surrounding its democratic future. The February 12 victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may have produced a government, but it has not resolved the growing crisis of political exclusion, institutional imbalance, and the steady contraction of democratic space. At the center of this concern lies the exclusion of major political actors from the democratic process. The Awami League, one of …
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Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) If the trends are an indication, Nepal’s mandate is all set for a Millennial Prime Minister who will assume office riding on a wave of Gen Z popularity. Balendra Shah does not reflect the image of the quintessential politician; he is rather like a musician-social media enthusiast who seems to ride the wave of popularity with elan. “Balen believes in spontaneity. He famously says that no plan is the plan he follows,” said 25-year-old Rajat Das Shreshtha, a well-kno…