Bangladesh Moves to Strengthen Border Security with Myanmar Fence Initiative
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh has announced a significant new border security initiative aimed at enhancing national security, curbing transnational crime, and strengthening sovereign control along its frontiers. The government has taken steps to construct barbed-wire fencing along sections of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, with similar measures for sensitive areas of the Bangladesh-India border currently Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army Reorients Strategic Partnerships, Scales Back Engagement with India and Russia
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Bangladesh Army has initiated a comprehensive realignment of its external military partnerships and force modernisation strategy, moving to downgrade long-standing training and cooperation arrangements with India and Russia while steadily reducing reliance on Russian-origin military hardware. The shift was deliberated during a two-day conference of general and formation commanders Continue Reading
India on the Backfoot After Hadi Assassination: Relations at a Historical Low
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi has plunged South Asia’s diplomatic landscape into unprecedented uncertainty, with India increasingly on the backfoot as tensions with Bangladesh reach what analysts are calling a historic low. Hadi was shot on 12 December 2025 at 2:25 p.m. (BST) in Dhaka’s Paltan area and later died Continue Reading
Protecting Bangladesh’s Diplomatic Presence in India Is a National Security Imperative
Reading Time: 2 minutesSuspending Visas Is Understandable—but Retreat Is Not an Option The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Indian citizens through its missions in New Delhi and Agartala following attacks and intimidation is understandable in the immediate context of staff safety. Any assault on diplomatic Continue Reading
Repeated Attacks on Bangladesh Diplomatic Missions in India
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi in December represents the third serious security incident involving Bangladesh diplomatic missions in India within a short span of time, following earlier attacks in Kolkata and Agartala, Tripura. When viewed collectively, these incidents indicate a troubling pattern rather than isolated Continue Reading