The Edge of the Precipice
Nations rarely collapse in a single moment; they erode through a series of ignored warnings, silenced anxieties, and political arrogance masquerading...
Politics
Bangladesh at the Crossroads of Geopolitics: Between Potential and Peril
In the contemporary strategic landscape, few countries embody the paradox of opportunity and vulnerability as vividly as Bangladesh. Situated at the nexus of South and Southeast Asia, the nation’s geography places it squarely within the competing orbits of global powers, most notably the United States and China. This location embodies a blessing an...
Bangladesh’s Left: From Street Power to Political Pawn
The leftist movement in Bangladesh is a story of grand ideals, bitter divisions, and a slow descent from revolutionary fervour into political irreleva...
The Geopolitical Volcano in Bangladesh’s Southeast
In the lush but volatile southeastern frontier of Bangladesh—a region where the borders of Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh converge—an ominous cocktail...
Impact of Shahbag Assemblage in Framing the Current Lawless Bangladesh
Our secular liberal friends tell us that Shahbag was wrong because of its gory calls for death. Some of them would go as far as saying Shahbag did not...
BIMSTEC Summit, Rohingya Repatriation, Diplomacy, and the Prospects for Regional Coordination
The sixth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), held in Bangkok on April 4, 2025, ma...
The Rise of the Shadow Cabinet in Bangladesh
Bangladesh may be standing at the threshold of a political transformation that could redefine the grammar of its democracy. For decades, electoral def...
The Long Road to Rohingya Repatriation
When exhausted families began crossing into Bangladesh in 2017, they sought only sanctuary — a sliver of safety after the carnage in Rakhine State. Wh...
Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s China Visit and the Recalibration of Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy
In the realm of diplomacy, where optics often rival outcomes, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s recent visit to the People’s Republic of China has ignite...