The Hon’ble Prime Minister’s just concluded state visit to India put to rest two major speculations that were hot topics in the media before she went to New Delhi, namely the proposed Bangladesh-India defence treaty and second, the Teesta deal. Details

Published by Ambassador M. Serajul Islam on 14th APR, 2017

At the outset the TDF president briefed the participants on the background of organizing the in-house discussion and mentioned that this was a sequel to the previous seminar organized by TDF on 17th December 2016 in CIRDAP Auditorium. Details

Published on 13th APR, 2017

There is an increasing awareness to enhance South-South cooperation among the least developed and developing countries to achieve sustainable development and promote faster economic growth with equity. UN adopted eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with 21 targets and 60 indicators for the period 1990-2015. Details

Published by  Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on 23th FEB, 2017

The Dhaka Forum (TDF), a non-partisan think tank, organized a Round Table discussion on the 17th of December at the CIRDAP Auditorium that was very relevant in the context of the unstable political situation currently prevailing in the country. The topic of the Round Table was "Election, Election Commission, and Democracy." Details

Published on 16th JAN, 2017

Bangladesh is at a critical crossroad. The date for the elections for the 11th parliament will be announced any day as according to the Constitution it must be held by the 28th of January, 2019, the day the 10th Parliament will complete its five years’ tenure. And the country is staring at the prospect of a repetition of the 2014 elections. This time, if the dangers of repetition of the 2014 national election materialize, it will almost certainly establish in the country, a one-party rule that would be the antithesis of the Spirit of 1971 and against the reasons for which millions had laid down their lives in 1971. Details

Published on 16th JAN, 2017