The BIG-B initiative strengthens the Bangladesh economy, transforming the nation into a strategic Southeast Asia trade hub.

As Bangladesh deepens ties with China, the challenge is balancing strategic opportunity without slipping into geopolitical dependence or rivalry.

Geopolitics and funding shortages exacerbate the global refugee crisis, trapping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh without sustainable solutions.

Trump's renewed confrontation with Iran over Hormuz risks derailing diplomacy, destabilising the region, and disrupting global energy markets.

As the Rohingya crisis enters its tenth year, Bangladesh must move beyond temporary solutions towards a realistic political strategy.

An examination of how mythology, politics, and war converge in the targeting of Palestinian children amid Gaza's devastation.

After 1,000 days of war, Gaza's peace process remains paralysed by occupation, political deadlock, and shifting international priorities.

Every year on July 14, France celebrates its national day—Bastille Day. This day is dedicated to the ideals of freedom, citizenship, and republicanism.

Since Bangladesh and China established diplomatic relations in 1975, the two countries have issued only two joint communiqués in the past fifty years: the first in 1975 and the second in 2005.

This year’s monsoon season has already turned deadly.

What is the point of negotiating repatriation with Myanmar’s central government when Rakhine State, the territory those refugees would return to, is no longer under that government’s control?

Renewed US-Iran tensions threaten regional stability, global energy security, and fragile diplomacy, making restraint and dialogue more urgent than ever.

A deepening democratic deficit and sharp military escalations leave India-Pakistan peace advocates facing an intractable, complex reality.

A US-Iran peace deal threatens the traditional Israeli security doctrine, exposing Netanyahu's politics to growing international isolation.

In geopolitics, the symbolism of a first foreign visit rarely deceives.

250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America remains the world’s most influential military power, one of its largest economies, and the principal architect of much of the international order that emerged after the Second World War.

China's proposed economic corridor promises strategic opportunities for Bangladesh, but Myanmar's prolonged conflict makes its realisation a distant prospect.

On June 25, 2026, India’s new High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, presented his credentials at Bangabhaban.

Begum Khaleda Zia is widely regarded as the pioneer who actively shaped and adopted Bangladesh’s formal ‘Look East’ policy during her tenures as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

While conflicting narratives are normal, a new agreement between America and Iran lacks critical, durable enforcement mechanisms.