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Opinion – Counter-Terrorism and Intellectual Co-Optation in Bangladesh

  • March 19, 2025

In fragile democracies like Bangladesh, populist regimes arguably manipulate public perception to consolidate power which exemplifies Noam Chomsky’s “manufacturing consent” theory – meaning how public opinion is shaped to serve ruling elites. Among few others, Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule epitomized this tactic that used counter-terrorism campaigns to justify and sustain...