A high-level delegation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, including Deputy Minister and Under-Secretary of State for International Trade Mr. Jarno Syrjälä, Director for South and South-East Asia Mr. Veikko Kiljunen, Team Leader Mr. Ville Andersson, and Second Secretary Ms. Iiris Maatta visited the IPAG office in Bangladesh for an engaging discussion on the geopolitical landscape of Bangladesh, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, as well as exploring trade, investment, and cooperation prospects between Finland and Bangladesh.
Prof. Syed Munir Khasru The Indian ExpressFebruary 10, 2026 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-china-us-bangladesh-elections-bnp-awami-hasina-jamaat-10523946 Over the past decade, Bangladesh has emerged as South Asia’s second-largest economy. Its growing influence, however, is shaped by more than GDP alone. Anchoring the northern edge of the Bay of Bengal, the country underp
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Prof. Syed Munir Khasru &Dr. Cynthia Farid The Business StandardJanuary 27, 2026 The interim government that followed the July 2024 uprising emerged not through an electoral mandate but through political necessity. That origin gave it a stabilising role, but it also imposed limits on the kind of authority it can legitimately exercise. Bangladesh’s current debate […]
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Prof. Syed Munir Khasru The Indian ExpressJanuary 24, 2026 Sport and culture, which for decades served as bridges when borders closed and dialogue failed, are now systematically weaponised as extensions of state policy. When politics invades every corner of public life, societies lose more than meets the eye. They start surrendering the few benign areas […]
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