Workshop: Trials in Revolutionary Transition Subichar Trust, in association with Citizen Initiative, is organising a 10-week workshop on “Trials in Revolutionary Transition”. Resource Person: Khandaker Abdur Raquib PhD Researcher at the University of California, Irvine, and Coordinator of Subichar. WEEK ONE Lecture delivered on 15 January 2026 Suggested Readings for Read more
By Khandaker A. Raquib This morning’s contempt hearing at the International Crimes Tribunal unfolded less like a routine legal proceeding and more like an ethnographic window into how political actors perform law in moments of deep transition. When BNP senior leader Fazlur Rahman arrived at the court, visibly tense but Read more
Approver’s Testimony: Law, Politics, and the Silencing of the People By Khandaker A. Raquib In 1922, during the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Chauri Chaura incident in Uttar Pradesh marked a turning point in history. In response to the police firing, an enraged crowd set fire to a police station, killing about Read more
Justice Without Redistribution: Lessons from South Africa for Bangladesh By Khandaker A. Raquib In his essay “Beyond Nuremberg: The Historical Significance of the Post-Apartheid Transition in South Africa”, Mahmood Mamdani argues that South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented a radically different model of justice from the Nuremberg Trials. Read more
The Theatre of Justice and the Politics of Evasion By Khandaker A. Raquib A recent interview published by Netra News with the brother of Shaheed Taim [killed in a police “crossfire” in Jatrabari] has generated deep unease. This unease is not only about the tragic killing itself but also about Read more