Niloy Biswas
Ph.D. (International Politics)
City, University of London
Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom
Address: Department of International Relations
University of Dhaka
Social Sciences Building (6th Floor), University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
City, University of London
Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom
Address: Department of International Relations
University of Dhaka
Social Sciences Building (6th Floor), University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
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nature. What is security in the ocean and the surroundings? Whose security is at stake, and against what threats? This leads to another question. In what Paul Crutzen and others discussed, how do we frame
security crisis in the age of Anthropocene—human dominance on the
earth's geological, biological, and chemical processes?
improve security and complement the fight against violent extremism.
The Bangladesh police have developed a structure for involving local
communities in initiatives to prevent crime and improve security. Program implementation, however, has been experimental, haphazard, and under-resourced. Reports of police abuses and a widespread perception of a lack of accountability amid escalating clashes between police and suspected extremists exacerbate the situation. These factors have combined to limit the effectiveness of community policing as a tool to contain the extremist threat. Despite these challenges, local communities in Bangladesh are concerned about the problem of violent extremism, and many want to help the police. The Bangladesh police need to reconsider their topdown approach to community engagement. Police need to adopt stronger policies to ensure closer alignment of strategies to bolster citizen support for rule of law and tactics to address local violence. They need to work harder to build trust with citizens, including minorities who are often the victims of violent extremism. Community policing needs to be understood not as a formula for the political cooptation of powerful local elites, but as a means to erase the trust deficit between the police and the public at large.
security around the world. It is imperative to trace the transformation of the nature of cooperation between the United Nations and the so-called ‘small’ states in the context of the twenty-first century. Bangladesh
is considered as a critical case in this paper and it unfolds the patterns of cooperation in three broad areas of intervention—(a) enhancing development goals, (b) promoting peace and security, and (c) ensuring
good governance through capacity development. This discussion is informed by evidence that the ‘small’ states are increasingly capable of facilitating functional networks of states and non-state actors that would aim to contribute in promoting multilateralism. In doing so, it conducts a qualitative content analysis of the UN and Government of Bangladesh (GoB) documents to examine the process of cooperation.
yet clear whether regional cooperation can accelerate growth for all member states in an even manner. This article examines Bangladesh’s perspective and participation in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation (BIMSTEC) in order to understand the progress of a trans-regional approach in promoting peace, prosperity and security. It argues that Bangladesh’s participation in BIMSTEC is a conscious choice to accelerate its growth and development through a comprehensive approach of connectivity.
nature. What is security in the ocean and the surroundings? Whose security is at stake, and against what threats? This leads to another question. In what Paul Crutzen and others discussed, how do we frame
security crisis in the age of Anthropocene—human dominance on the
earth's geological, biological, and chemical processes?
improve security and complement the fight against violent extremism.
The Bangladesh police have developed a structure for involving local
communities in initiatives to prevent crime and improve security. Program implementation, however, has been experimental, haphazard, and under-resourced. Reports of police abuses and a widespread perception of a lack of accountability amid escalating clashes between police and suspected extremists exacerbate the situation. These factors have combined to limit the effectiveness of community policing as a tool to contain the extremist threat. Despite these challenges, local communities in Bangladesh are concerned about the problem of violent extremism, and many want to help the police. The Bangladesh police need to reconsider their topdown approach to community engagement. Police need to adopt stronger policies to ensure closer alignment of strategies to bolster citizen support for rule of law and tactics to address local violence. They need to work harder to build trust with citizens, including minorities who are often the victims of violent extremism. Community policing needs to be understood not as a formula for the political cooptation of powerful local elites, but as a means to erase the trust deficit between the police and the public at large.
security around the world. It is imperative to trace the transformation of the nature of cooperation between the United Nations and the so-called ‘small’ states in the context of the twenty-first century. Bangladesh
is considered as a critical case in this paper and it unfolds the patterns of cooperation in three broad areas of intervention—(a) enhancing development goals, (b) promoting peace and security, and (c) ensuring
good governance through capacity development. This discussion is informed by evidence that the ‘small’ states are increasingly capable of facilitating functional networks of states and non-state actors that would aim to contribute in promoting multilateralism. In doing so, it conducts a qualitative content analysis of the UN and Government of Bangladesh (GoB) documents to examine the process of cooperation.
yet clear whether regional cooperation can accelerate growth for all member states in an even manner. This article examines Bangladesh’s perspective and participation in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Co-operation (BIMSTEC) in order to understand the progress of a trans-regional approach in promoting peace, prosperity and security. It argues that Bangladesh’s participation in BIMSTEC is a conscious choice to accelerate its growth and development through a comprehensive approach of connectivity.
rumours that provides alternative perspectives to the answer. I would also probe further to learn—where is the agency located in rumours? Do rumours in pandemics provide an agency to its creator/s or to the media that carry rumours, and the both? The medium of rumours is critical and
this is particularly significant when we are experiencing a surge of social media and its contribution to [re]shaping contents for rumours. To answer these questions, it is crucial to understand whether or not the media and rumour communities are either individually or jointly responsible to shape
rumours during a pandemic. Rumours clearly do not grow like amoeba and do not inherit agency out of the blue that would like to win the endorsement of public and weaken the effectiveness of conventional institutions of states/societies. It could be the actors and institutions of a particular society/state that transcends agency to rumours.
vis in Bangladesh at the crossroads of oppression brings to the forefront
Rohingya identity formation as a social, cultural, and political credential
within Myanmar. We now have ‘old’ and ‘evolving’ pictures of the
same people. Such a view quashes any realpolitik interpretation locating
Rohingya refugees as part and parcel of bilateral Bangladesh-Myanmar
relations.2 In other words, this chapter’s key contributions lie in depicting
‘identity’ as a non-state marker and intersectionality as a possible vehicle
of oppression.