Five reasons why Bangladesh shouldn’t join the Mecca Pact
27 August 2026
As Bangladesh weighs the Mecca Pact, strategic independence, regional tensions, economic interests and national priorities demand careful consideration.
27 August 2026
The growing importance of Bangladesh in the Indo-Pacific
21 November 2023
In its foreign policy and international relations, the country has always advanced a free and open Indo-Pacific.
21 November 2023
How Macron's visit can strengthen Bangladesh-France ties
9 September 2023
Exporting manpower to France can be an area of discussion during Macron's visit.
9 September 2023
Deepening Dhaka-Seoul ties
14 July 2019
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon is visiting Bangladesh as part of a two-day official trip and it is expected that the outcome of the visit will be a milestone in deepening Bangladesh-South Korea relations. But how can Dhaka-Seoul ties be deepened?
14 July 2019
Building a society where girls feel safe
5 February 2019
In the film Taken (released in 2008), Kim, an American 17-year-old girl, was abducted in Paris during her European tour. Her father Bryan Mills was a retired CIA field agent.
5 February 2019
Health security should be our first priority
11 June 2017
In 1988, being extremely poor and thanks to the poor state of the health sector in the country, my mother died due to maternal health related complication.
11 June 2017
China's 'One Belt, One Road' Initiative / How Bangladesh can be benefitted
18 May 2017
Bangladesh, as one of the participating countries will obviously benefit from this initiative. China will provide assistance worth 60 billion yuan in the coming three years to developing countries and international organisations participating in the Belt and Road initiative.
18 May 2017
Bangladesh-Myanmar relations / Mapping new directions
7 September 2016
Trust deficit has been a major constraint in elevating Bangladesh-Myanmar relations. In fact, due to the trust deficit and lack of
7 September 2016
Implications for Bangladesh
Over the past several weeks, the world witnessed the #YouStink anti-government protest in Lebanon popularly known as the 'garbage movement', comprising of people from across the sectarian and political spectrum.
1 September 2015
Troubled Waters
IN the early 1960s, John F Kennedy said, "Anyone who can solve the problems of water, will be worthy of two Nobel prizes: one for peace and one for sciences" (cited in Likhotal 2013: 86). This statement of Kennedy implies the significance as well as challenges of resolving water problems. In South Asia, water has been constructed as a scarce resource and hence, is considered a source of conflict rather than cooperation.
3 March 2015