সারোয়ার তুষার

Sarwar Tushar

Committed to a Democratic, Humane and Accountable State

Political thinker, writer, and member of the Political Council and Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party.

The digital platform for Sarwar Tushar’s political thought, speeches, writing and work on structural state reform, the rule of law, citizens’ rights, human dignity and the rebuilding of democratic institutions.

Current Political Responsibilities

Member of the Political Council

As a member of the National Citizen Party's highest policymaking forum, he takes part in determining the party's political position, policy planning and long-term strategy.

Joint Convener

Providing leadership in the party's central political activities, organisational expansion, public engagement and state reform programmes.

Member Secretary of the Reform Implementation Committee

Responsible for turning state reform proposals into political programmes, conducting reform dialogues and advancing the implementation process.

Brief Introduction

The Citizen at the Centre of Politics

Sarwar Tushar is a political thinker, writer and organiser. He has long written and spoken about Bangladesh’s state structure, constitutional crisis, authoritarianism, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, the security sector and democratic institutions.

At the centre of his political thought are citizens’ dignity, accountability for state power, and the establishment of a democratic system in which the state protects the rights of the people and no individual or institution is above the law.

Key Areas of Work

Constitutional Reform

Structural reform to establish a balance of power, an effective parliament, an independent judiciary and an accountable executive.

Rule of Law

Effective legal and institutional protection against arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and abuse of state power.

Security Sector Reform

Building police and security agencies that are free from political influence, professional, compliant with human rights and accountable to the people.

Citizen's Rights

Ensuring freedom of expression, personal security, political participation and non-discriminatory civic dignity.

Democratic Institutions

Strengthening the independence and capacity of the Election Commission, the judiciary, parliament, local government and constitutional institutions.

Local Development

Adopting development plans based on the needs, participation and accountability of local people, instead of centre-dependent development.

Political Philosophy

Why a New Political Settlement Is Needed

Bangladesh’s political crisis is not merely a crisis of changing the government or leadership. It is a crisis of state institutions, the structure of power, and the relationship between citizens and the state.

A new political settlement means building a state in which power is not concentrated in the hands of any individual, family or group. Institutions will work independently, the people will take effective part in running the state, and every citizen will receive equal protection of the law.

The July Mass Uprising and State Reform

From the Aspiration for Change to New Thinking on the State

The July Mass Uprising has brought the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh for justice, dignity and political change back to the fore.

The aspiration of this uprising cannot be confined to the fall of a government. True commitment to the martyrs and the injured means building a state in which no citizen is ever again persecuted for their political opinion, identity or protest.

Turning the aspirations of July into a lasting political structure through reform, justice and democratic reconstruction is now the demand of the time.

Selected Podcasts

Politics, the State and the Questions of Our Time

Discussions on Bangladesh’s political history, the present crisis, constitutional reform, the July Mass Uprising and important issues of citizens’ rights.