Hasina’s Last Stand: The Quota Movement, Student Uprising, and the Future of Bangladeshi Democracy Billal Hossain （Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University） August 30, 2024 Introduction Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 after a tiresome nine-month war with Pakistan. The Bangladesh Awami League (BAL), led by Sheikh Hasina, has dominated Bangladesh’s political landscape since […]

On May 16, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Gaza Attacks Prompt Student Rally at the University of Tokyo: ‘Listen to the Anti-War Pleas’” was published. The article discusses the spread of student movements protesting the Israeli military’s attacks on the Gaza Strip […]

On July 28, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 13th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR intensive seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants of the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers on strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the takeaways from the seminars. During this meeting, […]