- October 18th, 2024
Bangladesh and Myanmar had generally cordial relations under Burmese military rule, although the presence of more than 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh often acted as a major irritant. Bangladesh's civil society and political class often expressed solidarity with Myanmar's pro-democracy...
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was launched and its first meeting was held on 7–8 December 1985 in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is a group of 8 countries in South Asia whose main objective of...
The Bay of Bengal Initiative And Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation – BIMSTEC was formed through the Bangkok Declaration on June 6, 1997, and BIMSTEC headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. What is BIMSTEC? Bay of Bengal Initiative and Multi-Sectoral Technical and...
180 Rohingya Muslims have gone missing at sea on a boat trying to escape the dire conditions of refugee camps in Bangladesh. This is perhaps the worst tragedy in years for the Rohingya refugees. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)...