As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question: can it protect its strategic independence while deepening ties with neighbouring countries and global powers? The timing of Bhutan’s king’s Dhaka meetings
In “Sri Lanka Redux,” another South Asian leader has fled the country. In a rapid development in Bangladesh’s political landscape, a military helicopter carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had resigned, took
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5.30 Indian Time: Sheikh Hasina, who stepped down as Prime Minister of Bangladesh amid substantial anti-government protests, is reportedly en route to London, according to sources familiar with the situation. Hasina’s resignation
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was transported to the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola at 1425 hours local time. Sources indicate that she is expected to leave for a
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly fled her palace amidst escalating protests demanding her resignation. A source informed AFP that Hasina has relocated to a ‘safer place’ as jubilant
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The Appellate Division of Bangladesh stayed the status quota for one month on the judgment given by the High Court upholding the quota in government jobs on July 10. However, the anti-quota
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – The unrest in Bangladesh has claimed at least 91 lives, including police personnel, in clashes that erupted between protesters, law-enforcement agencies, and ruling party-backed organisations across 18 districts on
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Weeks of deadly protests in Bangladesh have triggered a bold new strategy from critics, who are urging the country’s vast diaspora to halt the flow of foreign remittances. This move aims to
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The month of August depresses me frightfully. I don’t even feel like talking. And when I don’t talk, that’s a sure sign of being stagnant; standing still; and without current or circulation.
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Domestic peace and stability have been the key to national progress in every part of the world. The growth of civilization and prosperity in the West has been possible due to political
More Bangladesh witnessed an unprecedented anarchy and suffocating situation for more than a week centered on the quota reform movement. In the last four decades, such an anarchic situation has never arisen in
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Editorial Note: Daniel Jadue’s dismissal as Recoleta’s mayor after 45 days in prison highlights the contentious overlap between legal challenges and political strategy. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court’s drastic cut to job quotas
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In an unprecedented situation in Europe during the last several years, mob violence and riots have now taken place in Leeds, UK, with mobs burning buses and damaging public property. Particularly shocking
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A wave of student protests in Bangladesh has led to more than two dozen deaths, exposing severe discontent with the government and deep-seated economic issues in the world’s second-largest garment exporter. The
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After a three-day bilateral visit, PM Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka from Beijing. During his stay in Beijing from July 8 to 10, the Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting with Chinese
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How does the political calculus of Mamata Banerjee impact Bangladesh-India relations? The Teesta River, originating in the eastern Himalayas and flowing through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal before entering
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