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  • 26 Jan 2023
    • Bangladesh
    • United States

    Sanctions help bring accountability in Bangladesh

    Mubashar Hasan
    Extrajudicial killings and disappearances have dropped dramatically, with the government aware the world is watching.
  • 8 Nov 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • China
    • India
    • Myanmar

    How China, India and Bangladesh could be drawn into Myanmar’s conflict

    David Brewster
    Rakhine state has become a de facto battleground for the competing interests of Beijing, Delhi and Dhaka.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • International law

    The Rohingya issue requires a regional solution

    David Brewster
    Leaving close to a million people in limbo poses a danger not only for the refugees but to regional peace.
  • 2 Mar 2022
    • Australia
    • Bangladesh
    • Sri Lanka
    • Maldives

    Australia begins to step it up in the northeast Indian Ocean

    David Brewster
    Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives are keen in engage and will help plug a gap in Australia’s Indo Pacific strategy.
  • 10 Jan 2022
    • India's Navy
    • Myanmar
    • India
    • Bangladesh
    • Sri Lanka
    • Maldives
    • Seychelles

    Indian Ocean step-up

    David Brewster
    India is in the driver’s seat to build new security structures in the region, but it can’t do it alone.
  • 18 Nov 2021
    • Bangladesh

    Minorities under attack in Bangladesh

    Mubashar Hasan
    Recent violence sparked by false allegations online against Hindus is a symptom of deeper community problems.
  • 13 Aug 2021
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh

    Mango diplomacy is more than low-hanging fruit in South Asian politics

    Mubashar Hasan , Zahid Shahab Ahmed
    Bangladesh has used a national icon to signal a fresh appetite for improved ties with Pakistan – just as China looms.
  • 10 Jun 2021
    • Bangladesh

    A rising Bangladesh starts to exert its regional power

    David Brewster
    Dhaka is increasingly confident in an emerging role. The rest of the world would benefit to pay close attention.
  • 31 Mar 2021
    • Bangladesh

    Understanding Bangladesh’s most potent religious opposition

    Mubashar Hasan
    Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has deep roots in the country. A careful approach is needed in response.
  • 11 Dec 2020
    • Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: Sculptures, statues and hard-liners

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    Outcry over how to commemorate the nation’s first president pits Islamists against secularists – again.
  • 9 Oct 2020
    • Bangladesh
    • China
    • India

    Bangladesh’s balancing act between great powers

    Mubashar Hasan , Arild Engelsen Ruud
    For all the talk of a China-India contest, Bangladesh offers very little from a strategic point of view.
  • 1 Oct 2020
    • Bangladesh
    • Coronavirus

    In Bangladesh, Covid adds to a list of maladies

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    A stalling economy, climate challenges, a refugee crisis, and now a spat with Saudi Arabia make for troubling times.
  • 16 Sep 2020
    • Bangladesh
    • Human rights

    Bangladesh: Fight the power or shut up?

    Mubashar Hasan
    In a climate of fear and repression, Bangladeshi hip-hop artists are caught between self-expression and survival.
  • 14 Sep 2020
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Maldives
    • Sri Lanka
    • Australia
    • France
    • Climate change

    Tackling environmental security threats in the Indian Ocean

    David Brewster
    A “Quad-Plus” could bring together regional expertise and resources to address issues of collective interest.
  • 20 May 2020
    • Asia
    • Bangladesh
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19: The need to aid Asia to open up

    Peter McCawley , Haider A. Khan
    For Western donors, this has not been their finest hour, yet collective action offers a chance to revive past success.
  • 10 Apr 2020
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh
    • Coronavirus

    Why South Asia may come out of Covid-19 crisis better than many expect

    David Brewster
    A younger demographic and less social reliance on the state could see local nations seeking advantage amid the changes.
  • 27 Sep 2019
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh

    Stalemate leaves Rohingya refugees trapped

    Ashraful Azad
    Nearly all want to go home, but Myanmar won’t grant the protections they need, and Bangladesh is out of goodwill.
  • 4 Sep 2019
    • Australia
    • Bangladesh

    In Dhaka, Payne will look to renew engagement with Bangladesh

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    The Australian Foreign Minister has a lengthy agenda to cover, from refugees to trade to terrorism.
  • 8 Aug 2019
    • Bangladesh

    Down and out in Dhaka

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    An epidemic, a rights activist, an exiled judge, and lynch mobs have Bangladesh in an uproar.
  • 19 Jun 2019
    • Australia
    • Bangladesh

    Australia should pursue opportunities in a booming Bangladesh

    David Brewster
    It’s wise to recall East Asia was unsettled and dangerous only a few decades ago, yet now drives Australia’s prosperity.
  • 30 May 2019
    • China
    • Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s road to the BRI

    David Brewster
    Experience in Bangladesh shows how countries can mould engagement with China in ways that mitigate strategic concerns.
  • 14 May 2019
    • Defence & Security
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh

    The Rohingyas: the security dimension of a deep humanitarian crisis

    David Brewster
    A permanently dispossessed people has the potential to impact regional security in ways we have not yet imagined.
  • 18 Oct 2018
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh

    South Asia diplomacy hostage to a bitter legacy

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – the neighbourhood just can’t seem to get along.
  • 2 Oct 2018
    • Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: the latest assault on free speech

    Shafquat Rabbee
    It’s not too late to stop a new law that would give extraordinary and sweeping powers of repression to authorities.
  • 5 Sep 2018
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh

    The Rohingya are stuck

    Nicholas Farrelly
    Like the rest of us, the Rohingya need to have hope in a reasonable future for their children.
  • 3 Sep 2018
    • India
    • Bangladesh

    Beleaguered Bangladesh and big neighbour trouble

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    A register to record citizens in India’s Assam raises fears four million Bengali-speaking residents could be forced out.
  • 13 Jun 2018
    • Bangladesh

    “Gunfights” in Bangladesh

    Syed Badrul Ahsan
    Outrage over extrajudicial killings is dominating conversation ahead of general elections later this year.
  • 6 Apr 2018
    • Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: breaking with dynasty

    Joseph Allchin
    Forthcoming elections in Bangladesh will expose the semblance of democracy in the country.
  • 21 Mar 2018
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh

    The urgent need for leadership on the Rohingya crisis

    Claire Rogers
    The most overcrowded refugee camp on the planet has more than twice the population of Canberra crammed into an area the size of beachside Victorian town Sorrento.

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