Barrister Harun ur Rashid
Dr. Dipu Moni’s visit to New Delhi: No breakthrough either on Teesta water or Land Protocol
On 7th May, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni went to Delhi to attend the first Bangladesh–India Joint Consultative Commission meeting under the Indo-Bangladesh Framework
Hilary Clinton’s visit to Bangladesh: A long-waited visit
The US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to visit three Asian countries—China, India and Bangladesh--- from 3rd May and is scheduled reach Bangladesh...
Maritime Boundary with India: Arbitration or Bilateral Negotiations
Now that the maritime boundary has been settled peacefully with Myanmar through International Tribunal for Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Bangladesh has to resolve the...
Verdict on the maritime boundary with Myanmar: A victory for fairness and justice
The151-page judgment by the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), on 14th March on the delineation of maritime boundary in the Bay...
India’s proposed river-linking mega- project & Bangladesh
It is reported that on 27th February, the Indian Supreme Court has ordered the government to implement the rivers-linking scheme in a “time-bound manner”. The...
Why is India so insensitive to the affairs of Bangladesh?
In December 2010, New York based Human Rights Watch in a report described the Indian border guards as "Trigger Happy" force and documented hundreds of...
40th Anniversary of Bangladesh-Australia Diplomatic Relations
Australia is the first Western country (Denmark, the second) to recognize Bangladesh on 31st January, 1972 and on that date of this year, 40th anniversary...
Teesta Water Issue: A Few Hard Facts
The Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Bangladesh is considered a failure in public perception in Bangladesh because his visit was much hyped as the heart...
Unilateral construction of Tipaimukh Dam: A Serious Breach of Trust
The visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi in January 2010 is considered to have unfolded a new era of relationships with India,...
Post-Mortem of the SAARC Declaration at the Maldives
U.S. Democratic politician, Vice President Walter Mondale, during the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination at a televised debate, told the rival Gary Hart, "When I hear...Author info
Barrister Harun ur Rashid
Former Bangladesh Ambassador to the UN, Geneva.