Dr. Imran Khurshid’s article titled “Alarm Bells for Bangladesh: Democracy Hollowed, Bengali Identity Under Siege” was published in Weekly Blitz on 24 December 2025.

The article examines Bangladesh’s rapidly deteriorating political and social landscape, marked by democratic erosion, the normalisation of mob violence, and the systematic assault on the country’s pluralistic Bengali identity. It analyses how weakening institutions, shrinking civic space, and radicalisation—often masked by diversionary external blame narratives—are pushing Bangladesh toward sustained instability, with serious implications for social cohesion and regional stability in South Asia.