Colombo, Feb 22 (IANS) Zillur Rahman, a leading Bangladeshi journalist and President of the Centre for Governance Studies in Dhaka, in an exclusive interview with a leading think-tank, asserted that India and Bangladesh share long-standing historical, economic, and strategic connections. He emphasised that although policy priorities may evolve under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government, the long-term relationship between India and Bangladesh is expected to remain constructive.In…
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Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) The recent visit of Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, to India highlighted a subtle blend of opportunity and challenge. Silva noted that India emphasised development and innovation rather than exerting political pressure on Sri Lanka to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council elections, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in Sri Lanka-based think tank ‘Trinco Centre for Strategic Studies…
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) Mohammad Harun Al Rashid, a seasoned Bangladeshi diplomat (now exiled), in an exclusive interview with a leading think tank, described Bangladesh’s national election slated for Thursday as one of the “ugliest” in the country’s history. He warned that the interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, who has long survived by repackaging the grotesque as virtue, cannot evade accountability.In an interview with Sri Lanka-based think tank Trinco Centre for Strategic Studies…