Md Abdul Mannan

University of Dhaka · Department of International Relations

The spurt of bomb violence conducted by the Islamist militants in 2005 in Bangladesh and their call for the establishment of Islamic laws in the country has raised a very critical question: does Islamist militancy in Bangladesh (Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh-JMB) have connection with "global jihadist" militancy? This article has tried to answer t...

As China rises, Sino–US competition for influence in East and Southeast Asia has become inescapable. China’s growing influence on its south-western neighbour, Myanmar, is a case in point. The impact of China’s rise is more strongly felt, politically and economically, in Myanmar than elsewhere in the world. This article asks the follow question: Wha...

The paper deals with mutual geopolitical and security interests in Bangladesh-China bilateral relations.

China, the world’s fastest rising power, is now in search of building soft power. Its soft power offensive includes promoting Chinese language and culture abroad, enhancing academic exchanges with foreign countries, and building a non-threatening international image by promoting multilateralism and peaceful economic development. This Chinese offens...

This article examines the connection between politics of Islamo-nationalism in Bangladesh and Bangladesh’s policy of balancing against India. In response to India’s regional supremacy in South Asia, especially India’s dominance over Bangladesh, policy makers in Bangladesh have constantly faced two options: either ‘bandwagoning’ with India, or ‘bala...

This article engages with Bangladesh’s policy of seeking alignment with Pakistan, pursued by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government in different tenures from the 1990s on. In this endeavour, the article takes into account the BNP’s politics of Islamic identity as a key variable of analysis. This identity factor tacitly presents Banglades...