Zia Haider Rahman

Zia Haider Rahman, a former international human rights lawyer and head of research at Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), is the author of the novel ‘In the Light of What We Know.’ His X handle is @ziahaiderrahman.

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Fixing a broken education system

8 February 2026, 02:31 AM
Unless education reform is placed centre stage, within a decade, Bangladesh will be locked in with a woefully undereducated workforce for years to come.
8 February 2026, 02:31 AM
Our expectations of this government should match its competence

Our expectations of this government should match its competence

20 December 2024, 02:00 AM
If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.
20 December 2024, 02:00 AM
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Government must make itself available to questions from the press

20 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.
20 October 2024, 02:00 AM
We must focus first on constitutional process, not content

We must focus first on constitutional process, not content

12 September 2024, 02:00 AM
A new era with a new populace doesn’t just need a new constitutional dispensation but a new way of arriving at such a dispensation.
12 September 2024, 02:00 AM