From Development Case to Strategic Partner: Exploring the EU-Bangladesh PCA

Bangladesh’s initialling of the new European Union–Bangladesh Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in last April 2026 received far less public attention than it deserved. Overshadowed by domestic political noise and treated in many quarters as another routine diplomatic exercise, the agreement has the potential to, in fact, represent one of the most consequential shifts in …

Report on TBD Town Hall III

The Bangladesh Dialogue Town Hall III hosted a Roundtable discussion on 7th May 2026, at the Azimur Rahman Conference Hall in the Daily Star Center, Dhaka. The theme was “Labour Environment, Assessment, and Future Direction,” and the forum brought together policymakers, experts, student representatives, labour rights activists, and other respectable participants for discussion. The key …