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Crackdown, Groupthink, and The Dialogue That Didn’t Happen

16 Nov, 2023

Crackdown, Groupthink, and The Dialogue That Didn’t Happen

Consequences of bungled diplomacy

23 Nov, 2023

Consequences of bungled diplomacy

Bangladesh-India relations: An increasingly complicated friendship

12 Dec, 2023

Bangladesh-India relations: An increasingly complicated friendship

Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities

03 Feb, 2024

Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities

Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh

09 Feb, 2024

Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh

Walking a tightrope or walking the plank?

15 Feb, 2024

Walking a tightrope or walking the plank?

Our Civil Society Needs to Do More to Challenge Power Structures

25 Apr, 2024

Our Civil Society Needs to Do More to Challenge Power Structures

Saint or interloper: Haas and US foreign policy

26 Jun, 2024

Saint or interloper: Haas and US foreign policy

An entity showing serious cracks

28 Jul, 2024

An entity showing serious cracks

An ambassador’s legacy

09 Aug, 2024

An ambassador’s legacy

Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations

12 Aug, 2024

Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations

Conceit Comes Before The Fall

12 Sep, 2024

Conceit Comes Before The Fall

India, US both need a stable Bangladesh

25 Sep, 2024

India, US both need a stable Bangladesh

মানুষ অবশ্যই নির্বাচন চায় আবার একই সঙ্গে মানুষ অবশ্যই সংস্কারও চায়: জিল্লুর রহমান

27 Nov, 2024

মানুষ অবশ্যই নির্বাচন চায় আবার একই সঙ্গে মানুষ অবশ্যই সংস্কারও চায়: জিল্লুর রহমান

Beyond the war of ideals: Bangladesh must be governed with pragmatism

06 Dec, 2024

Beyond the war of ideals: Bangladesh must be governed with pragmatism

Is the pendulum swinging too fast between left, centre and right?

06 Feb, 2025

Is the pendulum swinging too fast between left, centre and right?

Gabbard's Comments Do Not Indicate US is Particularly Concerned About Bangladesh

18 Mar, 2025

Gabbard's Comments Do Not Indicate US is Particularly Concerned About Bangladesh

Trump, trade wars, tariffs, and a new world order

19 Mar, 2025

Trump, trade wars, tariffs, and a new world order

Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma

03 Jul, 2025

Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma

After July: A fragile transition, a nation in waiting

02 Aug, 2025

After July: A fragile transition, a nation in waiting

ECHOES OF JULY: A broken unity and an unfinished struggle

21 Aug, 2025

ECHOES OF JULY: A broken unity and an unfinished struggle

There has been a slight improvement in law and order. Community tensions, intermittent #violence and mob violence persist. The judiciary remains politically influenced and weak.

Gagging Young Voices: The Unreasonable Nature of Our Digital Laws

05 Oct, 2022

Gagging Young Voices: The Unreasonable Nature of Our Digital Laws

Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh

03 Jan, 2023

Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh

Why is US ambassador Haas so active?

20 Mar, 2023

Why is US ambassador Haas so active?

So long as DSA exists, free and fair elections are impossible

28 Apr, 2023

So long as DSA exists, free and fair elections are impossible

What’s our priority in the Indo-Pacific Outlook?

11 May, 2023

What’s our priority in the Indo-Pacific Outlook?

What democracy means to us

29 May, 2023

What democracy means to us

Was the US visa policy against undemocratic actors necessary?

30 May, 2023

Was the US visa policy against undemocratic actors necessary?

Violence Cannot be The Only Language of Politics

01 Aug, 2023

Violence Cannot be The Only Language of Politics

The New CSA: A Draconian Law Made More ‘Efficient’

24 Aug, 2023

The New CSA: A Draconian Law Made More ‘Efficient’

A Nation in Metamorphosis

07 Sep, 2023

A Nation in Metamorphosis

Peter Haas: The Short and Sweet Version of the Story

01 Oct, 2023

Peter Haas: The Short and Sweet Version of the Story

Anti-press freedom claims absurd

06 Oct, 2023

Anti-press freedom claims absurd

টাইম ম্যাগাজিনের রিপোর্টে প্রশংসা এবং সমালোচনা দুটোই আছে

03 Nov, 2023

টাইম ম্যাগাজিনের রিপোর্টে প্রশংসা এবং সমালোচনা দুটোই আছে

Peace, Stability in the Taiwan Strait Balanced on A Razor’s Edge

05 Sep, 2022

Peace, Stability in the Taiwan Strait Balanced on A Razor’s Edge

Unrestricted access to net crucial for economy

31 Mar, 2021

Unrestricted access to net crucial for economy

In five decades since its birth, Bangladesh’s transition from being a country beset by famine, poverty, and cyclones to a middle-income country..

Bangladesh’s prime minister pins re-election push on mega-projects

06 Oct, 2023

Bangladesh’s prime minister pins re-election push on mega-projects