The United States should move swiftly to finalize a trade agreement with Bangladesh, a rising South Asian partner offering both economic and strategic value. With President Donald Trump under pressure for lacking completed trade deals, progress with Bangladesh would give the administration a concrete win.
A cross-border kidney trafficking network between Bangladesh and India continues to flourish, despite arrests and pledges of reform. At the center of the illegal trade are brokers, forged documents, and lax oversight at private hospitals, including Venkateshwar Hospital in New Delhi and Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata. Bangladesh police say they […]
In the past year, Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken an unprecedented step forward, launching 768 investigations and filing 399 cases involving more than 1,000 influential figures. These include former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, members of her family, cabinet officials, lawmakers and high-ranking business leaders. The charges range from embezzlement and abuse of power to […]
India’s recent military operation, dubbed Operation Sindoor, has shed new light on the evolving regional power dynamics in South Asia, revealing what senior Indian military officials describe as an emerging strategic axis between Pakistan, China and Turkey. The operation, which targeted alleged terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, followed a deadly terror attack in […]
The looming return of Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), marks a pivotal moment not just for the party, but for Bangladesh’s political landscape. Despite considerable internal excitement and preparation within BNP, the fact remains: Rahman is a deeply controversial figure whose past casts a long shadow over his future role. […]
The United States has an opportunity to strengthen its strategic ties with Bangladesh by investing in the country’s shipbuilding sector, which could play a key role in maintaining regional balance amid growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation Monday evening with Bangladesh’s interim government chief adviser, […]
With diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh at a low point following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, foreign policy experts are warning that China and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan are steadily gaining influence in Dhaka under the caretaker government led by Mohammad Yunus. Mohammad Yunus, a former economist, assumed leadership […]
Editorial pages of Britain’s leading newspapers sided with calls to lift the ban on the Awami League imposed by Bangladesh’s caretaker government, saying excluding the country’s most popular party risks undermining the credibility of upcoming elections. The party is led by former disgraced prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Deshweek, a South Asian digital newspaper, first described […]
India’s outsourcing industry is facing a major upheaval as rapid adoption of artificial intelligence threatens to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs over the next two to three years. Mark Serdar, who advises Fortune 500 companies on global workforce strategy, warned that “AI is going to crush entry-level white-collar hiring over the next 24 to […]
Radiant Alliance dispatched its first export of solar PV modules to the United States on June 19, marking Bangladesh’s entry into the global renewable energy supply chain. Radiant Alliance, an affiliate of East Coast Group based in Dhaka, signed a four-year export deal with US-based CleanGrid Incorporation worth more than Tk215 crore (about $19.5 million). […]
