Security and defence in the foreign policy and diplomacy of Bangladesh

October 13, 2025

Dr ISHARAF HOSSAIN Diplomatic history, geopolitical strategy, and the concept of a nation’s security interests and matters of strategic concern reflect advanced intellectual outlooks and analytical approaches. These themes are deeply interconnected and highly relevant to the broader discourse on security and defence within the foreign policy and diplomacy framework. Continue Reading

India’s conspiracy and the bloody reality of the hills

October 7, 2025

HRM Rokan Uddin India’s involvement in the Chittagong Hill Tracts insurgency has been one of the longest shadows cast over Bangladesh’s sovereignty. The roots go back to the very early years of independence. By 1973, barely two years after the birth of the nation, Indian policymakers had already concluded that an assertive, independent Bangladesh could […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh’s Position: Ethnic Communities Are Not Indigenous

August 8, 2025

SAYED IBN RAHMAT The Government of Bangladesh has reiterated its formal stance against the use of the term ‘Adivasi’ (indigenous) in reference to ethnic communities residing in the country. Over the years, various ministries have issued official circulars directing relevant authorities and stakeholders not to use the term, citing the Fifteenth Amendment to the Continue Reading

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma’s US speeches sow a separatist agenda

November 10, 2024

SAVIO RODRIGUES Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma’s recent speeches in the U.S., delivered in Maryland and Indianapolis, have sparked considerable discourse and concern, prompting questions about his vision for Mizoram and the broader Zo community. The contrasting tones of these addresses—one suggesting the potential for reunification within India and the other hinting at Continue Reading

“Tell the world what you saw’: The appeal of an elderly Palestinian

December 27, 2023

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN In 2014, I took the opportunity to visit Israel and Palestine from ‘The Royal College of Defence Studies.’ It was a focused study tour to understand the realities on the ground and a unique chance to listen to Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints encompassing civil, military, establishments, think tanks, academics, […]Continue Reading

CHT Peace Accord and its future based on regional geopolitical imperatives

November 30, 2023

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN The CHT Peace Accord was signed on December 2, 1997, when I. K. Gujral was the Prime Minister of India, a role he held from 1997 to 1998. Prior to that, he served as the external minister from 1996. The famous Gujral doctrine, based on principles of mutual respect, […]Continue Reading

Narco-terrorism in Myanmar: A danger signal for the region and beyond

August 24, 2023

Md Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury, PhD The term narco-terrorism was possibly used by former President Fernando Belaúnde Terry of Peru in 1983 while he was describing the terrorist attacks against his nation’s anti-narcotics police. Following this the term started being used by many to identify the terrorist organisations who are engaged in drug trafficking activity to Continue Reading

Relevance of World Indigenous Day celebration in Bangladesh

August 7, 2023

Maj Gen Dr. Md. NAYEEM ASHFAQUE CHOWDHURY (Retd.) The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution (49/214) on December 23, 1994, declaring August 9 to be the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, commemorating the first meeting of the UN Working Group on the Indigenous Peoples held in 1982. The day is celebrated to raise […]Continue Reading

What led to the rise of KNF?

June 3, 2023

MEHADI HASSAN PALASH The current hot topic in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is the Kuki-Chin National Front, abbreviated as KNF, and its military wing, the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA). The history of this group’s struggle is not new even though the existence of the organization only became known in April 2022. A Google search or […]Continue Reading

Is ICC being used as a political tool of convenience?

May 12, 2023

Lt. Gen. Dr. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUR RAHMAN Neither Russia nor Ukraine is a member of the ICC ( same as Myanmar, however, Bangladesh is a member of the ICC), which would have granted it automatic jurisdiction to investigate crimes committed by Russia during the ongoing invasion. Despite this, on March 17, 2023, as part of its […]Continue Reading