Forging Strategic Depth: The Case for a Mutual Defence Pact Between Bangladesh, Türkiye, China, and Pakistan
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs global power dynamics increasingly shift towards multipolarity, Bangladesh—poised at a pivotal juncture in South Asia—must reassess its security architecture in the face of mounting strategic uncertainty. Recent hostility from India, coupled with regional instability across its eastern and western frontiers, has compelled Dhaka to consider more robust forms of Continue Reading
Bangladesh Fortifies Feni Corridor Against Covert Threats from Indian EPZ
Reading Time: 4 minutesOverview A 900-acre Indian Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Feni District, Bangladesh, has become a focal point of regional security anxiety amid fears it could be repurposed for military use by Indian forces. Originally signed off as an economic initiative under bilateral trade cooperation frameworks, the EPZ remains undeveloped. However, Continue Reading
Operational Integrity Under Strain: External Pressures and Internal Fractures in the Bangladesh Armed Forces
Reading Time: 5 minutesOver the past two decades, the operational independence and institutional integrity of the Bangladesh Armed Forces have been tested by both internal and external pressures. While Bangladesh continues to modernise its military capabilities, particularly since the launch of Forces Goal 2030, a persistent and underreported dimension of its defence policy Continue Reading
General Waker: The Uniformed Politician Who Overplayed His Hand
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the theatre of Bangladeshi power politics, few actors have entered stage left with such flamboyance—and exited, or rather staggered—so quickly into the spotlight of public scorn as General Waker. His recent foray into political engineering, thinly veiled behind the façade of statecraft, has not merely backfired. It has become Continue Reading
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies: A Strategic Asset Turned Liability
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), once envisioned as a credible platform for independent strategic analysis and national security discourse, has regrettably shifted into the orbit of external influence—chiefly Indian strategic narratives. Under the continued leadership of Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (retd), the institution has increasingly abandoned Continue Reading