Bangladesh is currently undecided on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi next month, said the country’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. Khalilur further urged …
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Thaw in Relationship: Tarique Meets Trivedi, RAW Chief Flies Down to Dhaka
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readIn what could prove to be a significant thaw in India-Bangladesh relations, two significant meetings took place in Bangladesh’s capital – firstly, Prime Minister Tariq Rahman met Indian High Commissioner …
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Neet to Secure Rights and Recognition for Bangladesh’s Indigenous Peoples
by Nicholas Biswas 8 minutes readThe International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed every year on 9 August following the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/214 on 23 December 1994. The …
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Sheikh Hasina Says She Will Return to Bangladesh Despite Threats to Her Life
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 7 minutes readIn an emotional speech, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on August 5 that she is prepared to return to her country despite the possibility of being detained or …
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US Visa Data Show India Far Ahead Despite Immigration Curbs
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readEven as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves to tighten immigration through stricter visa screening, expanded travel restrictions and tougher scrutiny of foreign students and skilled workers, South Asians continued …
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US To Hold Naval Exercise With Bangladesh, Sell Advanced Military Hardware, To Edge Out China
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readThe United States on August 4 announced that it would hold its next naval exercise CARAT in Bangladesh later this year in November. The crucial naval exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness …
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From Dhaka to Washington: A Strategic Partnership That Could Reconfigure South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 7 minutes readThe evolution of Bangladesh–United States relations should no longer be viewed through the narrow prism of bilateral diplomacy. It is increasingly becoming part of a broader geopolitical realignment unfolding across …
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Bangladesh Offered a Place in US-India’s Pax Silica; Will Rahman Take the Bait?
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readBangladesh has been offered a place in the Pax Silica economic security architecture designed to reshape the global supply chains underpinning artificial intelligence, semiconductors and critical minerals, away from China. …
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India is fast running out of time to renew the landmark 1996 Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh, with less than a year left before the agreement expires and no formal …
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Six Bangladeshi nationals were killed and another was injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a superstore near Queenstown in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province early Tuesday. The …