Join SADF Podcast host Tapas Kanti Baul and Barrister Tania Amir as they unpack Bangladesh’s deepening constitutional crisis — from judicial purges and politicised amendments to the erosion of secularism, democracy, and human rights
In this episode of the South Asia Democratic Forum podcast, host Tapas Kanti Baul sits down with Barrister Tania Amir, senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and renowned human rights activist, to explore the deepening constitutional crisis in Bangladesh.
One year into the Yunus regime, the country faces unprecedented legal and political upheaval. From the removal of secularism to the silencing of dissent and judicial purges, the regime’s actions reflect a troubling pattern of constitutional manipulation.
🎙️ Topics discussed:
- The erosion of judicial independence
- The politicisation of constitutional amendments
- The exclusion of minorities from reform processes
- The broader implications for democracy and human rights
Hosted by: Tapas Kanti Baul, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
Madalena Casaca
Madalena Casaca is SADF’s Editor and part-time Researcher for the Democracy Research Programme. Ms Casaca is a graduate in European Studies (graduated 2008) from the University of Lisbon, where she explored with high productivity not only European and Western Social Sciences but also African Studies, Russian Studies, and Anthropology. Ms Casaca also completed a yearly Documentary Programme in Prague in 2012/2013 and attended the Film School of the University of Wales in Newport in 2011/2012, where all the basics of visual communication were explored and developed. Less
A one-year investment was made in Moscow studying the Russian language, of which she holds the B2 degree. Madalena began a Master’s degree in World History at the Moscow State University, where she completed the first semester, receiving the highest marks in all courses. She had to return to Portugal for personal reasons and now raises her young daughters in Lisbon. She is transforming her Masters’ Diploma on World History into a non-academic book.