Hope is fading for democracy in Bangladesh
Despite hopes for a democratic revival, the Awami League used Bangladesh's 2024 election to tighten its increasingly authoritarian grip on…
Financial literacy needed in Bangladesh to stop scams
Criminals in Bangladesh thrive on digital platforms, luring students and exploiting lax consequences, prompting government-led financial literacy initiatives. ...
Bangladesh’s strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific
Author: Rubiat Saimum, BSMR Maritime University In April 2023, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its inaugural official document on…
India can’t cut back on cross-border trade
Authors: Durairaj Kumarasamy and Manisha Nayyar, MRIIRS The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighbouring countries — Bangladesh,…
Cross-border trade is the missing piece for India’s growth
Authors: Durairaj Kumarasamy and Manisha Nayyar, MRIIRS The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighbouring countries — Bangladesh,…
Reimagining Bangladesh’s economic progress
Author: Soumya Bhowmick, Observer Research Foundation Bangladesh’s economy has grown at impressive rates in the last decade. Even as one…
Bangladesh wedged between political upheaval and economic crises in 2023
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition…
Institutional reform needed for Bangladesh’s economic challenges
Author: Fahmida Khatun, Centre for Policy Dialogue Bangladesh’s economy is going through difficult times as multiple crises bite. High inflation,…
Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India bolsters bilateral ties
Author: Smruti S Pattanaik, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses In 2021, India and Bangladesh celebrated fifty years…
Bhutan’s foreign policy balancing act
Author: Nitasha Kaul, University of Westminster Throughout its history, Bhutan has often found itself caught between various imperial forces. It…