21 politicians graduate Democracy International fellowship

In a powerful demonstration of political unity across ideological lines, twenty-one distinguished leaders from five major Bangladeshi political parties, including presidium and executive committee members, district presidents, and general secretaries, graduated on Monday from the Senior Leaders Fellowship Programme (SLFP), organised by Democracy International. The programme is carried out under the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)’s Bangladesh Collaborative, Accountable and Peaceful Politics (B-CAPP) initiative. This marks the 11th cohort of the prestigious multiparty fellowship, which has now trained 255 senior political figures from seven parties since its inception. The programme is designed to foster dialogue, build trust, and strengthen democratic norms among leaders often positioned on opposing sides of Bangladesh’s polarized political landscape. Hailing from nine districts across...