The empty room and the sound of democracyThis brings us to the central, dysfunctional space in our national life: The Jatiya Sangsad. This is why Prof Sobhan’s focus on a “functional” parliament is so tactical and so wise. He is proposing a radical first step: To make the parliament work as it was intended. Therefore, building a simple, working parliament is the most urgent national project. The choice to return to that first room, to take a seat, and to begin, at long last, the nation’s most important conversation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 09, 2026 04:39 UTC