Opinion

Bangladesh Gets a Political Reset, but Big Economic Challenges Remain

–EAF editors– The past few years have been a season of misery for several South Asian economies. Sri Lanka defaulted on its debts in 2022, sparking an economic crisis that

Hasina’s Extradition and India’s Political Call

–Pallab Bhattacharya– As the number of criminal cases filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina grows with each passing day since she fled Bangladesh on August 5, the chorus is

After Hasina, Bangladesh Needs a Foreign Policy Reset

–Thomas Kean– The remarkable downfall of Bangladesh’s leader Sheikh Hasina was shocking in its speed, but the prime minister’s hasty escape to India as angry protesters converged on her Dhaka

Flooded Path of Bangladesh through Geopolitical Tempests

–Kaniz Kakon– Bangladesh’s annual flood crisis is more than a tragic inevitability: it serves as a stark indictment of the nation’s susceptibility to environmental disasters and the complex web of

Apa has abandoned us: Hiding AL leaders blame Gang of 4

TDS Desk: Awami League leaders who are now in hiding told a journalist of an Indian newspaper now in Dhaka that they were abandoned by their leader Sheikh Hasina. Over

Why are media outlets under attack?

An aura of fear has been hanging over the media industry in Bangladesh. This uneasy atmosphere prevailing after several media outlets, both print and electronics, have come under attacks by