Political-tensions

Recently, various calculations have been made at home and abroad over the psychological tension and uncertainty in diplomatic circles surrounding the possible visit of Bangladesh’s prime minister to India. In particular, there has been a degree of hesitation over the visit since the invitation to attend the BRICS summit as chair of the regional and multilateral forum BIMSTEC. From our side, there was a natural expectation from the outset that if the prime minister visited India, it should...

Although political tensions have escalated once again in the country, neither the government nor the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, wants the situation to turn into conflict. The party has therefore issued clear instructions to its leaders and activists from the central level to the grassroots not to respond to any provocation and to maintain patience and restraint. At the same time, government policymakers are examining whether recent developments are isolated incidents or p...