By Tanvir Rusmat, Dhaka, Dec 17, 2025

As great-power competition intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Bay of Bengal is rapidly transforming from a commercial maritime corridor into a strategic arena shaping South Asia’s security and development trajectory. For Bangladesh, located at the heart of this evolving maritime theatre, the Bay represents both a gateway for economic expansion and a zone of growing geopolitical pressure.

Rohingya Crisis Poised to Continue Amid International Skepticism of Myanmar’s Election

By Sadik Sagar, Dhaka, December 4, 2025

With Myanmar’s national election set to begin on December 28, 2025, concerns are mounting among international organizations and regional powers about the credibility of the upcoming polls. These doubts have reinforced fears that the long-running Rohingya crisis—already one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian tragedies—will continue without a viable path toward justice, repatriation or citizenship.

Anwar Shahadat 

New York, November 6, 2025

Uncertain Outcomes at UNGA: 

Rohingya Crisis in Question 

The final outcome of the high-level meeting held at the United Nations General Assembly remains unclear. While the primary objective was to garner renewed global attention and support for the Rohingya refugee crisis, concrete commitments may take additional time to materialize.

One of the key goals of the session was to revive international support—support that has noticeably declined in recent years—and establish a sustainable framework of assistance for the displaced Rohingya community. However, any assurance of long-term support will inevitably require time, coordination, and political will.