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  • Bangladesh on the Tipaimukh Dam: A Print Media Analysis
    Panchali Saikia.    ·   30 Jan, 2012    ·    #3565    ·    Commentary    
    The dilemma between India and Bangladesh over the construction of the Tipaimukh dam has been augmented by raging controversies within both countries. This article brings out perspectives from Bangladesh through the opinions roofed in three prominent ...
  • Reforming Qaumi Madrassas in Bangladesh: Hurdles and Alternatives
    Md Jawaid Akhtar.    ·   22 Jun, 2011    ·    #3413    ·    Commentary    
    Bangladesh is planning to integrate hundreds of madrassas into the mainstream education system. The overhaul seeks to improve the quality of education offered at madrassas by training Islamic teachers and bringing facilities up to national standard ...
  • Engaging Bangladesh: Beyond Confidence-Building Measures
    Md Jawaid Akhtar.    ·   26 May, 2011    ·    #3386    ·    Commentary    
    Indo-Bangladesh relations in recent months have gained momentum with both sides taking steps to create a congenial atmosphere that could ultimately pave the way for broader bilateral, sub-regional and regional cooperation. Of late, there have been ...
  • India-Bangladesh Water Relationship: A Renewal of Trust
    Punam Pandey.    ·   12 Mar, 2011    ·    #3342    ·    Commentary    
    Recently the Planning Commission of India, in association with the Ministry of Water Resources, has proposed a major policy change. It has decided to include social-workers and anthropologists in the study of any water-related development projects. T ...
  • India’s Bangladesh Moment
    Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Dipankar Banerjee.    ·   07 Mar, 2011    ·    #3340    ·    Commentary    
    A historic opportunity awaits India in the next few months to address its fundamental security, cooperation in the region and its larger ‘Look East Policy’. All of which can be enhanced through a strong partnership with our neighbour in ...
  • Dams on the Brahmaputra: Concerns in Northeast India
    Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman.    ·   28 Sep, 2010    ·    #3245    ·    Commentary    
    The Chinese plans of constructing several big and small dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) has indeed captured public, media and diplomatic attention in India over the recent past. The issue of Chinese dams and fears o ...
  • Battling on the Frontlines: Bangladesh and Climate Change
    Sonali Huria.    ·   08 Jul, 2010    ·    #3185    ·    Commentary    
    Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Maldives recently signed an agreement with the European Union (EU), which is aimed at assisting developing countries, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Asia to battle the onslaught of climate change. ...
  • Hasina's Visit to PRC: In Quest of a Comprehensive Partnership
    Kriti Singh.    ·   26 Mar, 2010    ·    #3074    ·    Commentary    
    In an attempt to carve out innovative ways to strengthen the more than three decades old bilateral and diplomatic relations with the emerging Asian giant, Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina undertook a high-profile five-day official visit to ...
  • Hasina's Visit: Nothing Concrete on Burning Issues
    Harun ur Rashid.    ·   18 Jan, 2010    ·    #3046    ·    Commentary    
    Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India has opened a new chapter of relations between the two countries. The 51-paragraph joint communiqué describes the aspirations, intentions and actions on all possible bilateral issues, the solutions to whic ...
  • Hasina's India Visit
    Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.    ·   08 Jan, 2010    ·    #3039    ·    Commentary    
    The forthcoming visit in January to India of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be keenly watched. It has been a long awaited visit, as she has already been in office for a year. She has been circumspect in not rushing, at the sam ...
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