Advertisement General elections in Bangladesh, which are set to take place in January 2024, are quite significant. Despite being poor and underdeveloped, Bangladesh is growing fast and on a path to becoming a developing country by 2026. In addition, Bangladesh has geostrategic significance. It serves as a connecting bridge between South Asia and East Asia, … Read more
Advertisement In early May, 20 Rohingya Muslims and government officials from Bangladesh recently visited Myanmar’s Rakhine State in an effort to urge their voluntary homecoming, which can be regarded as a major development in terms of the long-stalled Rohingya repatriation. The Rohingya delegation traveled across the transboundary Naf River to visit a community in Rakhine … Read more
Advertisement A steadfast Rohingya advocate emerged amid the chaos in the volatile borderlands between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Dil Mohammed, a Rohingya refugee who became the de facto spokesperson for the No Man’s Land Rohingya encampment, navigated a complex web of political and military forces to champion the cause of his people. But on January 18, … Read more
Advertisement Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent 15-day trip to Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom appears to have been made with an eye on general elections that are due in January 2024. International criticism of her government’s poor record in protecting human rights, democratic backsliding, and a weakening economy have been growing … Read more