‘Bangladesh First’ doctrine

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh has mounted a robust defence of its newly concluded trade understanding with the United States, presenting the agreement as a transparent, reciprocal arrangement rooted in national interest rather than a concession to Washington.…

by Asif Showkat Kallol  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration that took power after its landslide election victory this month has declared that the country’s diplomacy will now be guided by an explicit ‘Bangladesh First’ doctrine, placing national interest, sovereignty,…