Tag: Bangladesh

Bangladesh. Fleeing Rohingya Die at Sea (HRW)

A fishing boat carrying more than 40 Rohingya refugees, including children, fleeing Bangladesh’s remote Bhasan Char island capsized on August 14, 2021, in the...

Bangladesh – 86 Victims of Enforced Disappearance Still Missing (HRW)

© Private United Nations human rights experts should lead an independent international investigation into enforced disappearances by security forces in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said in a...

Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s remarkable development journey: Government had an important role too (Akhtar Mahmood, Brookings)

This year, as Bangladesh celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence, a plethora of writings have tried to explain its remarkable transformation from a...

Bangladesh/Bhutan/India/Nepal – Eastern Waterways Grid to benefit Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (World Bank blogs)

NATALYA STANKEVICH ERIK NORA ARNAB BANDYOPADHYAY Rivers are the oldest means of transport in the massive Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta, where a dense lattice of waterways...

Rohingya Refugees – Rohingya Refugees Facing Medical Crisis on Bhasan Char (Meenakshi Ganguly, HRW)

More than a quarter of the approximately 18,000 Rohingya refugees being held on Bangladesh’s silt island of Bhasan Char are reportedly suffering from a...

Bangladesh – Opportunism catching up with Bangladesh’s Awami League (Mahir Abrar, East Asia Forum)

The government of Bangladesh has launched a crackdown on the Islamist advocacy group Hefazat-e-Islam. It follows violent protests against the visit of Indian Prime...

Rohingya/Bangladesh/Myanmar/UN – HRW says UN shared Rohingya data without their ‘informed consent’ (Al Jazeera)

Human Rights Watch says the UN improperly collected and shared data from more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees with their host country Bangladesh, which passed...

Bangladesh – A rising Bangladesh starts to exert its regional power (David Brewster, The Interpreter)

Empty oil drums at a warehouse in Narayanganj on 19 May (Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A rising Bangladesh starts to exert its regional power...

Australia/Bangladesh – Kick-starting a new strategic and defence partnership with Bangladesh (David Brewster, The Strategist)

Kick-starting a new strategic and defence partnership with Bangladesh | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)

Bangladesh/Rohingya – Rohingya on Bangladesh island feel trapped, fear monsoons: HRW (Al Jazeera)

Rohingya refugees are seen at the housing complex of Bhasan Char island after they were relocated Rohingya on Bangladesh island feel trapped, fear monsoons:...

Bangladesh/QUAD/China – Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD (VIF)

Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF Surely not a Faux Pas-China warns Bangladesh against Joining the QUAD | Vivekananda International...

Bangladesh/Israel – Bangladesh removes passport clause that barred travel to Israel (Al Jazeera)

   Faisal Mahmud A decision by the government of Bangladesh to remove a clause from its e-passport that barred its nationals from visiting Israel has given...

India/Bangladesh – West Bengal elections: The view from Dhaka (ORF)

SYED BADRUL AHSAN Bengalis on the Bangladeshi side of the border have been keenly observing the election campaign on the other side https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/west-bengal-elections-the-view-from-dhaka/

Bangladesh – The Bangladesh army’s increasing role in civilian affairs (East Asia Forum)

Kamal Ahmed, London On 10 February 2021 the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) did the unthinkable and demanded a UN investigation into alleged corruption in...

Bangladesh – Combatting the impact of COVID-19 school closures in Bangladesh (World Bank blogs)

TASHMINA RAHMAN RAMIM AHMED https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/combatting-impact-covid-19-school-closures-bangladesh  

USA/Bangladesh – Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to Bangladesh and Meetings with Prime Minister and Top Officials in the Government of...

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s Visit to Bangladesh and Meetings with Prime Minister and Top Officials in the Government of Bangladesh U.S. Special...