Bangladesh is considering a barbed-wire fence along its border with Myanmar as fighting and insurgent activity across the frontier raise security concerns, home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said.
A Bangladeshi child wounded by a stray bullet allegedly fired from Myanmar along southern Teknaf border remained in critical condition on Tuesday.
Yaba is a synthetic stimulant made from methamphetamine and caffeine that is widely trafficked and abused in parts of South and Southeast Asia. The small, colorful tablets are typically red or orange and are often stamped with logos. Users usually swallow the pills, although some crush and smoke them for a stronger effect. The drug […]
The crisis unfolding in Myanmar is no longer just a humanitarian tragedy or a civil conflict — it is an urgent strategic threat on Bangladesh’s doorstep. As China entrenches itself as the dominant external force in Myanmar, the window is rapidly closing for democratic and regional actors to shape the outcome. Bangladesh, more than any […]
As Bangladesh recalls its ambassador from Myanmar and flirts with backchannel talks with the Arakan Army, a rebel group fighting the Myanmar junta, an old geopolitical question gains new relevance: Should Bangladesh consider formally absorbing Arakan — historically known as Arakan and now called Rakhine State — and integrate it as a province? It’s not […]
Bangladesh is standing at the edge of a dangerous cliff. Reports that at least three divisions of the Bangladesh Army, the 10th, 17th, and 24th, are being positioned to support a clandestine, U.S.-backed coalition inside Myanmar’s Rakhine State should raise serious alarm. Though these units are reportedly not engaging in combat, their involvement in logistics […]
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 […]
Myanmar’s military leader said the country will hold an election in December 2025 or January 2026, the first since the military seized power in 2021.
