Padma Barrage for national water-security

The Padma Barrage, now being undertaken by Bangladesh, is not merely an engineering project. It is a strategic water-security response born from decades of national frustration over the Farakka Barrage, constructed by India upstream on the Ganges. Since Farakka became operational in 1975, Bangladesh has argued that the dry-season withdrawal...

Thoughts on a decade of Chinese investment in Bangladesh's development

It has been almost 10 years since Bangladesh participated in the debate on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from China. The nation has seen a lot of changes in its politics, economy and foreign policy in this time. However, the talk on the BRI continues. For some, it is...