MD Pathik Hasan There are many ongoing developmental projects in Cambodia. The council for The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has been declaring and approving these developmental projects. These projects can create jobs amongst locales. Cambodia could more benefit from utilizing these projects if they follow the ‘Bangladesh’s Thriving Through Mega Projects’ model. […]

MD Pathik Hasan The work of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is going to resume in Afghanistan part. It is a regional connectivity project for supplying gas from Turkmenistan to India’s Fajilka (Punjab) to fulfill the public demand in the region It a great regional initiative proposed by ADB and taken by four regional countries. The TAPI […]

MD Pathik Hasan Bangladesh’s ability to spend money has increased even earlier. Ability to borrow and repay foreign loans has also increased. In the meantime, Bangladesh has also written its name in the list of middle-income countries. Top 10 Mega Project in Bangladesh such as Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metro Rail, Dhaka-Chittagong Elevated Expressway, Dhaka to […]

MD Pathik Hasan Trade potential in multiple sectors: Many Bangladeshi products have bright potential in the Sri Lankan market. Similarly, there are huge possibilities for Lankan products in Bangladesh. Now it is high time to address the need to increase the participation of the private sector in the two countries. Sri Lankan entrepreneurs should invest […]

MD Pathik Hasan Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is a regional connectivity project for supplying gas to fulfill the public demand from Turkmenistan to India’s Fajilka (Punjab). It a great regional initiative proposed by ADB and taken by four regional countries. The TAPI gas pipeline seems to a bridge between South Asia and Central Asia. We know […]

MD Pathik Hasan The official journey of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) started in 1985 when seven states namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives formed this regional platform. Later in 2007, Afghanistan joined SAARC. Sri Lanka and the Maldives are island states among the eight SAARC members. […]

MD Pathik Hasan Bangladesh and Thailand are near neighbors, connected by the Bay of Bengal. The development of these maritime ties would benefit both countries in terms of trade, investment, and regional communications.  The two countries are in talks to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment. Bangladesh is geographically positioned as […]

MD Pathik Hasan Upcoming December 16, 2021 is knocking on the door. Bangladesh will celebrate its 50th anniversary of victory day with full spirit. On December 16, 1971, almost 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered in Dhaka, leading to the creation of the sovereign nation-state of Bangladesh. Dec. 16 is Victory Day in Bangladesh. On this day […]

MD Pathik Hasan Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has invited Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Bangladesh. She was talking to Pak­istan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Ahmed Siddiqui during their meeting in Dhaka on October 25. Pakistan PM Imran Khan should utilize this golden opportunity to visit to Bangladesh for strengthening ties. […]

MD Pathik Hasan Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Ahmed Siddiqui’s recent meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was comprehensively covered in the media. It only shows the strategic significance of the meeting. The meeting has messages for the region, including some ominous signs for India, as it has the potential to change the […]

Pathik Hasan Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are both South Asian countries. As an island county in South East Asia, Sri Lanka has been utilizing some facilities in the sector of international maritime trade, commerce. Sri Lanka is known as a maritime hub in South Asia. Its Colombo port is very famous in the world […]

MD Pathik Hasan ‘Bangladesh Finalizes Agreement to Build Buddhist Monastery in Lumbini, Nepal’ was the headline of Hong Kong based Global Buddhist Door’s news headline on October 11, 2021. Can anyone imagine that A Muslim country is going to build a Buddhist monastery in a Nepal (religiously Hinduism based) country? Recently it established a clear-cut […]

Pathik Hasan, Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh got its great independence from Pakistan in 1971 through a bloody hardcore struggle. Pakistan had been exploiting Bangladesh systematically. Pakistan’s economy was built on the money of Bangladesh. However, the country under the charismatic leadership of its great founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman got its ultimatum identity. Bangladesh inherited […]

MD Pathik Hasan For decades, Myanmar has gone through extreme cruelty to the Rohingya. Never cared about the law. The Rohingya problem is not new to Bangladesh. This problem, which started in 1978, became apparent in August 2017. More than 1 million Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh to save their lives when the Myanmar army launched […]

MD Pathik Hasan Pakistan’s Gwadar port has brought a new dream for the region. This port is not only for Pakistan but also all regional states. Chinese Investment has accelerated the pace of aspirations in this regard. China’s multi billion dollars’ worth project CPEC’ is linked with Gwadar port. This port creates some sort of […]

MD Pathik Hasan Present day, Bangladesh is one of the developing economies of the world. In 2015, Bangladesh graduated from LDC status and became a low middle-income country. Many Asian and European including American economists hope that soon Bangladesh will become one of the middle-income countries in the world. Today, Bangladesh is moving forward at […]

MD Pathik Hasan Re-establishing the Himalayan-South Asian connectivity can occur if political solutions can be found. Bangladesh’s 271km border with Myanmar can play a strategic role as a potential trade corridor between the two countries. However, at present, the area is militarized due to ongoing internal conflicts in Myanmar. Were this to be resolved, Bangladesh […]

Pathik Hasan Afghanistan is a land-locked country.  But there are many potentials in the sectors of international trade of Afghanistan. But those weren’t utilized properly for the Afghan people. The war-torn country saw many wars such as civil wars, Soviet invasion, US invasion. But little knows that Afghanistan was a transport hub traditionally in case […]

Pathik Hasan Myanmar is one of the closest neighbors of Bangladesh. Which is also known as Burma. Before the Second World War, many people from Bangladesh used to travel to Burma in search of livelihood. Since then, the people of this country have developed an economic and social relationship with Burma. Apart from India, Bangladesh […]

MD Pathik Hasan Maldives President Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh’s recent visit to Bangladesh has added multidimensionality to the two countries. Because the country has expressed its determination to work together with Dhaka on bilateral, regional and international issues. Not only that, a total of six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) has been signed between Dhaka-Male within a […]

MD Pathik Hasan writing from Bangladesh The name of East Timor is well known in Bangladesh. Many Bangladesh migrant labors are working in East Timor. The people of Bangladesh praise the people of East Timor. In a few days ago, Bangladesh expressed deep mourning over the lives lost in flash floods and landslides in different […]

Pathik Hasan writing from Bangladesh When US President Joe Biden declared on Tuesday that evacuation efforts would be completed by August 31 in the virtual meeting of G-7. Western states urged US to extend the deadline. A spokesperson of Taliban didn’t not agree to an extension of the evacuation mission from Afghanistan. Amidst these Scores […]

MD Pathik Hasan, Source: Tribune Express Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Sri Lanka on February 23 and 24 at the invitation of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. This is his first visit to Lanka after coming to power. He said, ‘I go to cricket after finishing my studies, and you (Mahinda Rajapaksa) travel […]

MD Pathik Hasan Image source: Internet Bangladesh and Bhutan  are situated in South Asia geographically. They share a common regional platform such as BIMTEC, SAARC. There are some harmonies between Bangladesh and Bhutan in sphere of mutual interest, shared history, culture. On December 6, 1971, Bhutan and India became the first countries to recognize the […]

MD Pathik Hasan Bangladesh and Nepal  are situated in South Asia geographically. They share a common regional platform such as BIMTEC, SAARC. There are some harmonies between Bangladesh and Bhutan in sphere of mutual interest, shared history, culture. Nepal recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign state in 1971. Then Bangladesh Built up ties with Nepal. The […]

MD Pathik Hasan, The government has taken initiative to export 21 products from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka with duty free facility. At the same time, Bangladesh-Sri Lanka has started work to expand bilateral trade, increase investment, and develop the shipping and tourism industries. Ready-made garments, medicines, jute and jute products, ceramics, juices, food products, vegetables, […]

MD Pathik Hasan Image source: Internet The whole world saw the Rohingya refugee’s influx towards Bangladesh in 2017. The Rohingya people have been displaced from their homeland (Rakhine in Myanmar) by the Myanmar military Junta regime. Then, Rohingyas take shelter in Cox’s bazar area in Bangladesh. Bangladesh gives them shelter temporarily based on humanitarian ground. […]