Bangladesh

Home to nearly 165 million people, Bangladesh is the eighth-most populated country in the world and third-most in South Asia. Bangladesh has undergone significant economic and social change since gaining independence in 1971, and is today one of the fastest growing countries worldwide. Despite its impressive achievements, Bangladesh continues to confront challenges including providing livelihoods for its youthful and growing population, maintaining the health of democratic institutions, and combating the worst impacts of climate change.

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Event Recap

May 17, 2021

Event recap: “Post-pandemic South Asia: How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Bangladesh’s politics, economy, and healthcare”

By Kaveri Sarkar

An event recap/analysis on the wide-ranging conversation hosted by the South Asia Center on the future of Bangladesh’s economic, political, and healthcare landscapes in the context of the evolving COVID-19 landscape.

Bangladesh Civil Society

In the News

May 12, 2021

Riaz in Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: Geopolitics of the pandemic: The Bangladesh scene

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Geopolitics & Energy Security

In the News

May 10, 2021

Riaz in The Daily Star: India’s Covid 19 catastrophe: The cost of complacency

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Coronavirus

In the News

May 10, 2021

Shahid in 9DashLine: At 50, Bangladesh perfects an India-China ‘balancing act’

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh China

SouthAsiaSource

Apr 29, 2021

The Biden administration must incorporate India’s provincial elections in West Bengal and Assam into its South Asia foreign policy

By Rudabeh Shahid and Kaveri Sarkar

Away from India's awful COVID-19 scenes playing out are elections Washington should not ignore. The ongoing state elections in India’s east, specifically the states of West Bengal and Assam, are characterized by dynamics central to today’s India and their results will have long-lasting implications for national politics. The fanning of toxic identity politics, compromising of democratic institutions, the worrisome rise of COVID-19 cases, and the effect on foreign relations are aspects of these elections that deserve Washington’s serious attention.

Bangladesh Coronavirus

In the News

Mar 30, 2021

Riaz launches report on media ownership in Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Media

In the News

Mar 29, 2021

Riaz in The Daily Star: A cancelled 1971 conference in Pakistan sends a message

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Disinformation

In the News

Mar 29, 2021

Riaz in the New Age: The unkept promises

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Pakistan

In the News

Mar 3, 2021

Riaz in The Daily Star: An ideal vision of democracy in Bangladesh

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 3, 2021

Riaz in The Diplomat: Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

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