Kawsar Uddin Mahmud

The writer is a political analyst based in Dhaka and a researcher at the KRF Center for Bangladesh and Global Affairs (CBGA), Dhaka.

Featuring ‘Ukraine War’ in the 77th UNGA Session: How Was Bangladesh Different?

War neither brings peace nor solution; rather brings endless woe and hardship. The whiff of the Ukraine war also is not different in this...

Assessing the Danger of Nuclear Accidents in Ukraine: The Case of Zaporizhzhia

No preamble is needed to elucidate the catastrophic upshots the world is undergoing in the aftermath of the military intervention of Russia in Ukraine....

Hasina-Modi Summit: New Strides and Future Prospects in Defence Cooperation

During the four-day official visit from 5 to 8 Sept. the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi relished...

Antony Blinken’s Statement and Conundrum of Rohingya Repatriation: A Ray of Hope?

Five years have passed since the Rohingya people had undergone the ferocious campaign of genocide launched by the Myanmar government. More than 1.2 million...

The Tenth NPT Review Conference: A Prospect for a Peaceful Nuclear-Free World?

More than 50 years have passed since the Non-Proliferation Treaty had been signed, and the world has not experienced any nuclear catastrophe thereafter. However,...

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