Psymhe Wadud

As it transpires, the national election will precede the “promised” constitutional reform, thereby deferring to the wisdom of an elected parliament.

Muradnagar rape unmasked, yet again, the cruel face of the state as a male homologue.

The roots of patriarchy lies in the hegemonic colonial masculinity.

Constitution-making is invariably an “elitist” chore, as scholars rightly call it “equitable elite bargaining.”

The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

Perhaps, in both catering to and exploiting such complexities, the language of authority in Bangladesh has been of compulsion, uncritical submission, and exertion of force.

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim