Author: Abu Obaidha Arin

A party that gave Bangladesh its language, its independence, and its future now faces its greatest test. On June 23, the Awami League completes 77 years of its existence. Through occupation and uprising, through war and liberation, through poverty and progress, this party has been the beating heart of Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations. And as the party enters its 78th year, it sends a message that every friend of democracy must hear: the struggle is not over, and the Awami League will not be broken. This anniversary is not a quiet celebration. It is a rallying cry. It is a demand.…

In February 2025, a mob descended on Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka, the historic home of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They came with hammers, crowbars and an excavator. By nightfall, they had torched the building and raised Hamas flags over the wreckage. For most Americans, that scene registered as distant unrest. It should register as a warning. Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people positioned between India and Southeast Asia, is deep inside an Islamist resurgence with real consequences for the United States. The organisational network behind it already operates on American soil, in its cities and under…