Hussain Shazzad

Bangladesh has been generously sheltering more than 1.2 million Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds.

At the height of the Cold War, half a century ago, Bangladesh triumphed over Pakistan in a nine-month war for independence in 1971.

Can Peter D. Haas, the new US ambassador to Bangladesh, help take our bilateral ties to a new height?

February 1, 2022 marks the first anniversary of Myanmar’s audacious military coup, which has gone down in recent history of the country as the beginning of the most repressive regime.

December 2021 marks the golden jubilee of Bangladesh-India relations, which began with India’s recognition of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation-state on December 6, 1971—just 10 days before the Liberation War ended.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA), during its 76th session, adopted a resolution on Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) category, scheduled to be effective in 2026.

Bangladesh, the second highest recipient of China’s investment in South Asia after Pakistan, imports the highest volume of goods from China, making the country Bangladesh’s largest trading partner.