Just 15 years after its founding, the Arakan Army (AA) has risen to dominate Rakhine state in western Myanmar, controlling 15 of 17 key townships and over 90% of the territory, including the entire 271-kilometer […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina long ignored the democratic backsliding in each other’s countries to forge close ties. With Hasina ousted from power, India’s warnings over the safety of Bangladesh’s Hindu […]
The new administration in Bangladesh is investigating whether the Sheikh Hasina regime diverted at least Tk 2 trillion from the country’s banking system abroad, particularly to the UK, the US, Singapore, and the UAE. According […]
Sheikh Hasina’s ouster as Bangladesh Prime Minister following violent protests over job quotas has not only made India’s neighbourhood vulnerable to security risks but also affected Indian companies, many of which are listed on stock […]
Two significant generals have been made lieutenant generals in a high-level reshuffle in the Bangladesh Army. Muhammad Faizur Rahman, incumbent director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, or DGFI, has been appointed quartermaster […]
The Bangladesh military and other branches of law enforcement commit widespread abuses against people there, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, sexual violence, and land-grabbing, with little redress. At any time in Bangladesh’s history, granting army […]
Two three-star generals have been added to the list of army officials who have lost their posts after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the face of a student-led mass movement. Army Training […]
The Bangladesh Army has sent Lt Gen Md Saiful Alam, Lt Gen Ahmed Tabrez Shams Chowdhury, and Major Gen Hamidul Haque into forced retirement. They were all former Directors General of the Directorate General of […]
A Bangladeshi court has imposed a travel ban on 17 former ministers and 9 former members of parliament from the ousted Sheikh Hasina government. The officials are accused of irregularities and corruption. The ruling follows […]
The poor quality of Chinese and Indian-imported arms has been on the rise among Bangladesh’s Armed Forces. These issues severely threaten military readiness and harm Bangladesh’s national security. Beijing is proving to be an unreliable […]
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