As I listened to this podcast I was reminded how much work needs to be done to improve the understanding of policy elites in #India about #Bangladesh’s reality. In the U.S. there is a general lack of knowledge about Bangladesh. In India, the challenge may be greater because

More Rohingya are fleeing to Bangladesh. These videos look all too similar to the mass exodus in 2016 and 2017 when Rohingya fled genocidal violence in Arakan State. x.com/tunkhin80/stat…

“global apparel brands need to reimagine their relationships with their local business partners…This includes adopting transparent purchasing practices, honoring payment timelines, and providing more generously for the well-being of workers” Michael Posner forbes.com/sites/michaelp…

Exclusive: Top fashion brands are shifting orders away from Bangladesh amid the turmoil that surrounded the government's collapse, manufacturers say. Winter season deliveries are delayed and factories owned by suppliers to H&M, Zara etc were torched on.ft.com/3SNZoih

When I was sharing news on Twitter, I was also working on an article with Waziha Aziz covering the Revolution in Chittagong. Read the incredible stories of the brave souls of my city during the revolution in my latest Article for the daily star 👇🏽 thedailystar.net/campus/news/ta…

A modest suggestion: re-instating Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party is one thing we could probably do without right now. It doesn’t matter how many temples or churches they visit. They’ve got all kinds of problems they never set right. dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/…

When we read an analysis of India’s failed Bangladesh policy, we never hear of Shah’s termites phraseology, CAA, targeting of Muslims in India, stringent visa policy for friendly Bangladeshis, role of the BSF on the border & the use of Bangladeshi as a slur by Indian officials.

It was weird to write about Jamaat while Tim Walz was talking about bringing back the joy of politics. Thanks to Scroll.in publishing the full draft.

Book excerpt from The Lion and the Lily, accompanied by this great image of a fish shaped boat

Story without a byline; written by 'staff,' which means some steno typed up whatever the foreign ministry dictated. It is risible. India no longer wonders why it has lost influence in South Asia; it isn't even aware it has any left. It is foreign policy to rouse domestic trolls.

The BBC has pieced together evidence of a civilian massacre in Myanmar. Scores of Rohingyas killed. Survivors blame insurgent Arakan Army, the group denies it.Thousands have fled to Bangladesh in the past 2 weeks. These are some of their harrowing stories. bbc.com/news/articles/…

My commentary on current events in Bangladesh in Law and Other Things lawandotherthings.com/democracy-in-b…

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Bangladesh 🇧🇩 "Human rights documentation must remain non-political. ... Allowing abuses to go unchecked because they are committed by a party we support only perpetuates a cycle of violations," Peter Bouckaert of Fortify Rights tells Faisal Mahmud. en.banglaoutlook.org/editors-pick/2…