The Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s hastily arranged and sudden visit to Dhaka is shrouded in mystery. The centrepiece of the visit was his
Category: Strategic Affairs
Pakistan suppressed official report on 1971 war
Immediately after the 1971 war loss the Pakistani state established a war enquiry commission to assess Pakistan’s political and military involvement in East Pakistan from
UAE extends friendship to Israel – Lessons for Bangladesh
Each year we debate about the merit about establishing meaningful official diplomatic ties with the State of Israel but some of us fear if Bangladesh
Viability of defence cooperation with India
Defence and security cooperation between Bangladesh and India took off well before Bangladesh became an independent nation in 1971. India assisted in liberating Bangladesh from
Japan gives largest loan to Bangladesh for development projects
The Japanese government has agreed to provide $3.2 billion equivalent in assistance to implement seven development projects within Bangladesh. The two partner countries signed the
China’s new age diplomatic war in Bangladesh
China today is no doubt one of the most powerful countries in the world and its growing involvement in South Asia is not surprising. The
Bangladesh to get Chinese help for Teesta water management
With diplomatic relations heading downwards Dhaka does not believe its engagement with India will yield any better results for the interests of the nation. This
Bangladesh amends Nepal transit protocol to include rail communication
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft amendment to the 1976 Protocol to the Transit Agreement to be signed between Bangladesh and Nepal allowing the
Riva Ganguli incident as Dhaka drifts towards Beijing
An op-ed by the editor of Bhorer Kagoj that exposed serious problems in Bangladesh-India relations was picked up by the Indian media and its major
Bangladesh exports rebound in surprise July upswing
Beyond the doom and gloom outlook due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the Bangladesh economy is actually on path to rebounding to its former days