by SAC | Sep 19, 2026 | Condemnation
Bangladesh appears to be approaching a dangerous strategic crossroads. Reports that Dhaka is considering joining the so-called Mecca Joint Defence Pact—a collective-security arrangement involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye—have generated questions that are not...
by SAC | Sep 6, 2026 | Condemnation, Editorial
Bangladesh was born through a people’s struggle for freedom. Yet, almost immediately after independence, the country inherited a military establishment whose professional culture had been shaped inside the Pakistani state. The men who returned from...
by SAC | Aug 26, 2026 | Blog, Condemnation, Geo Political Assessment, News
Bangladesh appears to be standing at the edge of the Bay of Bengal, preparing to board a magnificently decorated ship. Its sails bear the symbols of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan. On the deck, ambitious politicians, newly radicalised officers, retired generals...
by SAC | Aug 9, 2026 | Condemnation
Eight Islamic Institutes Under Army Authority: A Worrying Turn with Far-Reaching Consequences for Bangladesh Why the sudden nationwide expansion, the rhetoric of “bid‘ah,” and the absence of public transparency demand urgent scrutiny On 3 August 2026, Bangladesh Army...
by SAC | Jul 29, 2026 | Condemnation
Bangladesh has once again witnessed an occupant of Bangabhaban leave office not through a dignified constitutional transition, but amid rumours, pressure, suspicion and political calculation. President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned on 24 July 2026, almost two years...
by SAC | Jun 2, 2026 | Condemnation
A Nation at a Crossroads of Memory, Identity and Geopolitics Over the past several years, particularly since the political upheavals of 2024, Bangladesh has witnessed a noticeable rise in anti-India rhetoric across social media, television talk shows, YouTube...
The Mecca Pact: Is Bangladesh Walking Backwards Across the Blood-Soaked Landscape of 1971?
Bangladesh’s Missing Prime Minister: Tarique Rahman, Dynastic Power and the Diplomacy of Isolation
When Service Became Ownership The Repatriate Legacy and Bangladesh’s Military Inheritance
Bangladesh and the Voyage of the Damned
Bangladesh’s Next President ?