Dhaka-Delhi strategic dialogue begins tomorrow

Building on its longstanding tradition of holding bilateral discussion with think tank partners in India, a CPD team will be joining "India-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue" to be held in Delhi on June 22-23. The discussion is being jointly organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Ananta Aspen Centre, New

BNP wants to come to power by selling St. Martin: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday alleged that BNP wants to come to power by giving guarantee to sell Saint Martin's island. "BNP came to power in 2001 by giving undertaking to sell gas. Now they want to sell the country. They want to come to power by undertaking to sell

India, EU explores scope for connectivity involving Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan

India and the European Union (EU) are exploring connectivity investments and identifying concrete projects in India's north-eastern states and Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan for implementation. India's Ministry of External Affairs, the EU Delegation to India, and the Asian Confluence jointly organized the India–EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya recently. The objective of the conference

President urges India to resolve Rohingya crisis

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged India to take more effective steps in persuading Myanmar to take the Rohingyas back home from Bangladesh for resolving the issue. The president made the call when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma met him at Bangabhaban. Verma became the first foreign envoy

Indo-Bangla trade using rupee lieu of USD start soon

Bangladesh could soon start trading with India using rupee instead of US dollar, trial for which has been done by Bangladesh Bank recently. The ministry of commerce has placed a written recommendation at the last cabinet meeting regarding the possibility and opportunity of using rupee instead of dollar. Currently Bangladesh exports goods

Ukraine War Casts Shadow Over India’s Ambitions

India has been positioning itself as a leading voice of developing countries known as the Global South in recent years. Now, as president of the G20, Delhi could not have a bigger stage on which to deliver. The world's 19 wealthiest nations plus the European Union account for 85% of global economic

Why the movement against Rampal plant in Bangladesh failed

Five years after a people’s movement to stop a power plant near the Sundarban, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government has pushed the project through. Why did this movement fail where others in Bangladesh have succeeded? On 17 December 2022, the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project within the Khulna division, Bangladesh’s third-largest

India urges G-20 ministers to look beyond East-West crisis

Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized and developing nations on Thursday opened what are expected to be contentious talks dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine and China's moves to boost its global influence.  Host India appealed for all members of the fractured Group of 20 to reach consensus on issues

No breakthrough in India-Pakistan ties

In December 2021, Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) understandably hit the headlines in India, which was mentioned more than any other nation in it—at least 16 times. The 62-page document prepared after what was described as a seven-year ‘strategic thought’ referred to a policy of peace at home and abroad.

India’s G-20 Presidency and Opportunities for Bangladesh

The G-20 is the premier global forum for dialogue and cooperation on global economic and financial issues. It is over two decades old and holds the attention of experts and students alike for its intricate interaction between the geoeconomics and geopolitics of the contemporary world. India holds the presidency of