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Despite having a dynamic and fast-growing economy, a senior official of the US Department of State believes that Bangladesh's future success is going to be fuelled by strengthening democratic institutions, governing structure, creating space for civil society and improving environment for economic growth.
US civil and military officials are skeptical about Chinese policy and investment in the Indo-Pacific and stepped up Washington's efforts to expand its engagement on a rule-based system for the mutual benefit of the countries in the region.
Despite having a dynamic and fast-growing economy, US officials believe that Bangladesh's future success is going to be fuelled by strengthening its democratic institutions and governing structures.
The US military wants to develop a partnership with Bangladesh military and engage more with the latter for mutual benefit, a senior US military official said.
The United States has renewed its call on Bangladesh government to fulfil its commitment to uphold free, fair and participatory elections that will reflect the will of the people.
Amid growing international pressure to hold its military accountable for the brutal crackdown on the Rohingya, Myanmar is sending a high-powered delegation to Dhaka late this month to finalise preparations for the start of the Rohingya repatriation.
It was the cabinet's oath-taking night after the 2001 parliamentary elections. The phone rang in the newsroom of The Daily Star. On the other end of the phone was the quivering voice of a man who, in his Dhaka University student days, was an infamous “armed cadre” of a political party.
Bangladesh and India were drawn into a close strategic embrace yesterday with the two neighbours expanding their cooperation to new areas of defence and civil nuclear sectors.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has apparently failed to persuade an adamant West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to agree to the Teesta water-sharing deal.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday embarked on a four-day state visit to India with a flickering hope of breaking the stalemate on the much-delayed Teesta water-sharing treaty. “I want to have a separate meeting with Mamata [chief minister of West Bengal], and I am waiting for that,” Hasina told a group of four Indian journalists hours after Indian Premier Narendra Modi received her at Delhi's Palam Air Force Station in a departure from his protocol.
Seeking to inject fresh dynamism into Bangladesh-India ties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi today on a four-day state visit.
India yesterday made it clear that the much-desired Teesta water sharing deal would not be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming visit there as the country was yet to have all on board for resolving the issue.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to take an initiative to break the ice for resolving the long pending water sharing issue during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi on April 7-10.
Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat arrives in Dhaka on March 30 on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral defence cooperation with top Bangladesh officials.
Leaving aside several bilateral issues, including the unresolved Teesta water-sharing deal, India has proposed a long-term comprehensive defence pact with Bangladesh that encompasses training, sale of military hardware and wide range of military to military cooperation.
In the run-up to the 2019 general election, the UK said it would keep eyes on Bangladesh's political developments and hoped to see a
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's New Delhi visit next month seems unlikely as most of the focus in India would be on elections in five states, including the most populous Uttar Pradesh, beginning February 11.
