Bangladesh is ahead of India and Pakistan in many economic and social indicators. This is our big achievement. Bangladesh has now become a case study of economic development in the world, which few economists could have predicted. When Bangladesh overtook Pakistan in economy growth in 2006, many dismissed it as a fluke. But since then,
On June 16, Indian journalist ABM Nasir wrote an opinion piece titled ‘The misguided initiative of the United States’ in the popular Indian newspaper Millennium Post. Considered relevant to Bangladesh, the important part of the article is important for the South Asian readers, policymakers, diplomats. However, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced a new
India has no option without supporting Hasina regime in the regime for various reasons. In the case of security of Northwest India and ensuring Indian strategic and business interest in Bangladesh, India needs Bangladesh’s Hasina regime. On the other hand, the United States is taking one step after another regarding Bangladesh. The latest step is the
US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken on Wednesday announced a new US visa policy for Bangladeshi individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process. The individuals who fall under this policy include current and former Bangladeshi officials, members of pro-government and opposition political parties, and members of law
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has acknowledged the progress made in implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, in its report on its 22nd session, held in New York from April 17 to 28. The Bangladesh delegation spoke about the achievements of the government in the implementation of the agreement during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina may inaugurate the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline on 18 March via video conference. This is the first cross-border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh, built at an estimated cost of INR 377 crore, of which the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline built at a cost
According to the government-to-government pact between Myanmar and Bangladesh, Myanmar has conveyed over 140,000 tonnes of white rice to Bangladesh, according to the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar. Myanmar and Bangladesh inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade on 8 September this year. In line with this MoU, Bangladesh has agreed to buy
At one time, separatism reared its head strongly. Mistrust and suspicion arose between the ethnic minors in Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bengalis. However, through the 1997 peace treaty, the hills became calm. The atmosphere of disunity and mistrust created between the minors and the Bengalis is slowly disappearing. Once a rift or area of
With the aim of increasing bilateral trade and mutual economic cooperation, special attention must be paid to the ‘Middle East’. Bangladesh seeks cooperation in at least 12 sectors from the top ten countries of the Arab world or the Middle East to overcome the ongoing power and energy crisis, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war
Bangladesh doesn’t lack defence capabilities, but it wants no war, says home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal amid cross-border shelling. He also said Bangladesh does not want war with Myanmar or any other country, but its military is always ready to respond to provocation. The home minister held a high-level meeting with the chiefs of the
