Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus met Thursday on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit, offering a rare moment of diplomacy between the two neighbors at a time of regional flux and mutual anxieties about U.S. stability. It marked Modi’s first meeting with Yunus since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August […]
Myanmar has finally acknowledged that 180,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are eligible to return home. It’s a small step in the right direction, but not nearly enough to resolve a humanitarian crisis that has dragged on for nearly eight years. The burden of sheltering more than one million displaced people can no longer fall solely […]
The Bangladeshi government plans to formally appeal to the United States Trade Representative, contesting a new 37 percent reciprocal tariff on its exports as unjustified and based on inaccurate trade data, officials said Wednesday. Mahbubur Rahman, commerce secretary from Dhaka, said the decision came during an emergency inter-ministerial meeting at the Secretariat held hours after […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government are expected to hold their first official bilateral meeting during the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok, according to media reports published Wednesday. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, 84, of Dhaka, assumed leadership following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The meeting, […]
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the imposition of a 37% tariff on imports from Bangladesh, a move that could significantly impact the South Asian nation’s economy. Bangladesh, the world’s 10th most populous country, has been in political turmoil since the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The nation is currently governed […]
As Bangladesh stands at a political crossroads, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is sounding alarms over potential election delays. But while the timing of the next general election is a valid concern in any democracy, the BNP would do well to turn some of its attention inward. A party that has long accused others of […]
India’s recent decision to restrict medical visas for Bangladeshi citizens is proving to be a strategic misstep with far-reaching consequences. Once a reliable destination for affordable, high-quality healthcare, India is now ceding both economic opportunity and regional influence to China—a rival eager to fill the gap. For years, India issued thousands of medical visas daily […]
Bangladesh and China have launched a direct flight service between Chittagong and Kunming, marking a strategic development in regional healthcare and diplomacy amid reduced medical visa access to India for Bangladeshi citizens. The new route, which began service Sunday, aims to support growing medical tourism from Bangladesh to China. Kunming has designated four hospitals to […]
The recent controversy involving Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman and key figures of the National Citizen Party has once again underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh’s military leadership to distance itself from civilian political affairs. While the Army Headquarters insists that the March 11 meeting with Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam was initiated by the activists, […]
Inflation in Bangladesh has fallen below 10% for the first time in months, easing pressure on households and stabilizing prices in markets across the capital, Dhaka. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, 84, of Dhaka, has led an interim government since the departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following a mass uprising last year. His administration […]
