Bangladesh Geopolitics

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) The spillover effects of Myanmar’s internal armed conflict have increasingly breached the borders of neighboring Bangladesh. Driven by escalating instability following major territorial shifts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the Government of Bangladesh is preparing…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Following four years of continuous diplomatic maneuvers and complex geopolitical considerations, Bangladesh is finally set to join China’s widely discussed global development framework, the ‘Global Development Initiative’ (GDI). Despite persistent pushes from Beijing…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) South Korea, a global technology and industrial powerhouse searching for new investment destinations in South Asia, has now set its strategic sights on Bangladesh. At this critical juncture of global supply chain diversification…

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) Against the backdrop of a shifting global economy, climate change, and evolving geopolitical realities, a high-level meeting was held between Humayun Kabir, Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and British…

by Asif Shawkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Will former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ever return to Bangladesh? While her recent public statements, interviews with Indian media, and purported audio messages circulating on social media have reignited political tensions and fueled speculation…

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.…