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From Assistance to Interference: Risk of Hosting a UN Office in Bangladesh

The future of Bangladesh depends on staying alert and ensuring the country’s path is decided by its citizens, not by foreign powers pretending to help, writes Major General RPS Bhadauria (Retd) Bangladesh

August 29, 2025

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FOREIGN POLICY: Bangladesh At Crossroads

The cost of allowing China and Pakistan to dictate foreign policy is that Bangladesh’s own priorities have been eclipsed. Instead of crafting strategies based on its geographic location, economic potential, or regional

August 29, 2025

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Dar’s Dhaka Diplomacy: Islamist Outreach, Secular Silence

Dar lacked courage to speak for Awami League, the largest secular and democratic political force in Bangladesh which played a historic role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh…writes Baidya Bikash Basu Pakistan

August 27, 2025

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Bangladesh Election 2026: Renewal or Ruin?

If reforms are upheld, February 2026 could mark a democratic turning point for Bangladesh. If not, the polls risk repeating a cycle of mistrust and division….reports Asian Lite News On 5 August

August 26, 2025

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Yunus Says Bangladesh ‘Stable, Ready for Polls’

Yunus stated that Bangladesh has reached a “stable enough” position and is ready to hold polls…reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday announced that national elections will be

August 26, 2025

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Bangladesh Rejects Dar’s 1971 Claim

During his two-day Dhaka visit, the first in 13 years, Dar made the claims after meeting interim Foreign Affairs Advisor Hossain…reports Asian Lite News Bangladesh has rejected Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and

August 25, 2025

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Bangladesh: Resignations Rock NCP

The leaders announced that they were stepping down from the committee in a media conference called at Nakla Upazila….reports Asian Lite News Amid escalating rifts within Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP), 15

August 21, 2025

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Crackdown Ahead of Bangabandhu Anniversary

Awami League on Thursday slammed the Yunus-led interim government for not commemorating the 50th death anniversary of Bangabandhu…reports Asian Lite News During a continued crackdown on Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League by the

August 15, 2025

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No Bangladesh Elections Before Fixes: NCP

NCP Convener Nahid Islam emphasised that while his party made concessions with the July Declaration, there will be “absolutely no compromise” with the July Charter. In yet another major controversy surrounding Bangladesh’s

August 14, 2025

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India Bans More Bangladeshi Imports

The newly banned items, effective immediately, include both bleached and unbleached woven fabrics made from jute or other textile bast fibres….reports Asian Lite News India has expanded its ban on imports from

August 12, 2025

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