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What underlies high US tariffs on Bangladesh

Opinion —19 July, 2025 10:17

On July 8, the US imposed a revised 35 percent tariff on Bangladeshi goods. “Please understand that the 35 percent tariff is far less than what is…

What underlies high US tariffs on Bangladesh

Diplomat narrates Dr Yunus’s stance against early elections

On April 9, Bangladeshi security forces broke down the doors…

Diplomat narrates Dr Yunus’s stance against early elections
Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan

On the night of 8 May, India launched a stunning offensive on…

Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan

India narrative attacks aims to sow division in Bangladesh following ousting Hasina

India narrative attacks aims to sow division in Bangladesh following ousting Hasina

On August 5, the student-led protests in Bangladesh that first began in response to a preferential government job quota system and then evolved into a representation of anger toward…

India’s dangerous game

India’s dangerous game

It wasn’t about solving a crisis; it was about creating one. Within hours, the Pahalgam attack became the perfect trigger for India’s well-oiled state propaganda machinery.…

ASEAN opportunities for Bangladesh

ASEAN opportunities for Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s foreign policy is shifting. With the recent political change at home and an increasingly volatile global order, Bangladesh is adopting a ‘looking east’…

Khaleda Zia declares the ‘Charter of Bangladesh’: a nation united in love

Khaleda Zia declares the ‘Charter of Bangladesh’: a nation united in love

In a moment that could redefine the trajectory of Bangladesh’s socio-economic and political future, Begum Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),…

BNP: Indications of a changed foreign policy

BNP: Indications of a changed foreign policy

BNP held a programme with a difference. It held sit-in programmes in 11 places of 5 districts in the north, calling for the river Teesta to be saved. The dry season is on now and Teesta…

India’s growing rift with Bangladesh echoes its Pakistan tensions

India’s growing rift with Bangladesh echoes its Pakistan tensions

Once seen as a cornerstone of South Asian diplomacy, the relationship between India and Bangladesh is now under strain, with analysts warning that unchecked political interference…

India’s fortunes shift in Bangladesh

India’s fortunes shift in Bangladesh

After a five-decade hiatus, a Pakistani cargo ship docked in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, last month. The ship’s arrival signaled a significant shift in Bangladesh’s…

Bangladesh four months after Hasina's ouster

Bangladesh four months after Hasina's ouster

Bangladesh looks like as a democratic country almost four months after the Sheikh Hasina government was brought down depends on whom one asks, according to an article of Indian Express.…

Khaleda Zia: a legacy of resilience and commitment

Khaleda Zia: a legacy of resilience and commitment

Begum Khaleda Zia, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, once said, "The ability to stand up against governmental oppression, to boycott elections, to refuse offices of profit,…

Democracy in evolution: A freeze-frame moment in Bangladesh

Democracy in evolution: A freeze-frame moment in Bangladesh

Only a few months ago, Sheikh Hasina steamrolled her political opponents at the voting booth and outside to comfortably entrench herself as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for yet another…

Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future after fall of Hasina

Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future after fall of Hasina

By all quantifiable measures, Bangladesh’s now deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the most entrenched, dominant and brutal dictator the country had seen since its independence,…

Bangladesh’s failure must worry India

Bangladesh’s failure must worry India

The collapse of a friendly government in Bangladesh is bad news for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to an opinion piece of the Bloomberg. “Most of India’s diplomatic…

Bangladesh protests: brutal security crackdown

Bangladesh protests: brutal security crackdown

Bangladeshi citizens took to the streets throughout July in nationwide protests sparked by students demanding reforms to the government’s job quota system. Security forces have…

Bangladesh faces growing criticism for violent crackdown

Bangladesh faces growing criticism for violent crackdown

International pressure is mounting on Bangladesh to end its violent crackdown on protesting students after scores of video clips and photos surfaced on social media over the past week…

Bangladesh’s battle between democracy and autocracy

Bangladesh’s battle between democracy and autocracy

The brutal crackdown on student protesters revealed the ‘authoritarian’ aims of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the resilience of belief in democratic freedoms, according…