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In a critical juncture, Bangladesh is confronted with a complex political landscape. The ruling secularist Awami League, led by the esteemed Prime

Although most people still haven’t heard of it, the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is the most significant

The South Asian country is being courted by the U.S., Russia, and China among others, and officials are making a beeline to Dhaka.

Regional geopolitics was an important item on the Indian foreign minister’s agenda.

The Biden administration has raised questions over the legitimacy of the Sheikh Hasina government over three years after the general elections.

Putin opens door to Syrian fighters in Ukraine; Egyptian students’ harrowing escape from Ukraine; Hamas keeps quiet on Ukraine while building mega-mosques; Lebanon’s cancer crisis; and more … in about 1,300 words.

Washington wants Dhaka to join its regional coalition meant to contain China, but sanctions might not be the way to do it.

The US has stepped up pressure on Bangladesh to join its Indo-Pacific military pact to contain China, but it is using a false pretext that may rile up the Bengali nation that carries the bitter memory of America’s opposition to its birth.

B. Z. Khasru December 28, 2021 8:30 pm Courting Bangladesh: US Pushes Bangladesh to Anti-China Military Pact...

Concerns over Dhaka’s growing ties to China may underpin Washington’s decision.