Shakeel Anwar

Shakeel Anwar is a journalist and commentator with over 30 years covering Bangladesh, including 26 at BBC World Service. He is consulting editor at Chaarcha.com and teaches journalism at Jahangirnagar University.

In Bangladesh, a centrist reset and an Islamist breakthrough

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has swept to victory with a two-third majority but the conservative Jamaat-e-Islami has had its strongest showing ever

By Shakeel Anwar

/ 16 Feb 2026

In Bangladesh, a centrist reset and an Islamist breakthrough

The rebranding of Islamist politics in Bangladesh

An alliance with the student-led National Citizen Party gives the Jamaat-e-Islami a chance to rebrand ahead of Bangladesh’s first election since the July Revolution

By Shakeel Anwar

/ 30 Jan 2026

The rebranding of Islamist politics in Bangladesh