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A family in Mymensingh cast their votes hoping for justice after their son, Dipu Chandra Das, was burnt alive last December. Dipu, a garment worker, was attacked by a mob over alleged blasphemy. His father expressed hope that the newly elected government will expedite the justice process for his son.

Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil

Bill would also give votes to 16-year-olds and pave the way for ‘opt-out’ voter registration

When the billionaire owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, bought the Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013, he promised a “golden era to come”. In February 2017, one month into Donald Trump’s first term as US president, the paper adopted the motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, reflecting the perceived…

Kwok Yin-sang arrested after he tried to end pro-democracy daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw funds

In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve the needs of the whole population.

Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law

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America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be sustained