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April 07, 2020
Bangladesh Arrests Fugitive Killer of Independence Leader
By Associated Press
Abdul Majed, a former military captain, was arrested in Dhaka. It’s not clear when or how he returned to Bangladesh.
March 31, 2020
Bangladesh Garment Makers Say $3 Billion in Orders Lost to Virus
By Associated Press
Order cancellations and the failure of buyers to pay for canceled shipments is a blow to Bangladeshi garment workers.
March 30, 2020
Coronavirus and Rohingya Refugee Camps
By Ana Salvá
The first confirmed case in Cox’s Bazar, on March 24, is a serious concern for aid workers.
March 27, 2020
Soldiers Enforce 10-Day Shutdown in Bangladesh to Slow Virus
By Julhas Alam
The Bangladeshi government has deployed the armed forces to maintain a shutdown amid concerns around COVID-19.
March 26, 2020
Bangladesh’s Leader Urges All Citizens to Stay at Home to Slow Virus Spread
By Associated Press
Dhaka is wary of an outbreak, but hasn’t yet instituted formal lockdown procedures as seen in neighboring India.
February 04, 2020
Armies of India, Bangladesh Begin Military Exercise in Indian Northeast
By Ankit Panda
The exercise will run through February 16, 2020, and is in its ninth iteration.
January 22, 2020
India’s Citizenship Moves May Impact Relations With Its Neighbors
By Amit Ranjan
The CAA and NRC will echo across India’s borders, particularly in Bangladesh and Nepal.
December 06, 2019
How Onion Prices Are Shifting Politics in South Asia
By Bansari Kamdar
As onion prices soar across the Indian subcontinent, realpolitik concerns are shifting old alliances and building new ones.
August 23, 2019
Payra Seaport Won’t Be Another Chinese ‘Pearl’
By Connor Fairman
Despite India’s concerns, the port in Bangladesh won’t become a Chinese asset – but it will bring Beijing other benefits.
July 22, 2019
How Bangladesh Learned to Love the Belt and Road
By Sudha Ramachandran
Dhaka has largely avoided the major pitfalls of China’s initiative while embracing the gains.
May 06, 2019
Bangladesh’s China-India Balance
By Austin Bodetti
In the energy sector especially, Bangladesh aims to exploit the balance of power between China and India.
March 07, 2019
Bangladesh's Media Under Siege
By Khadija Farhana Choudhury
The Digital Security Act 2018 was just the latest blow.
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