John Rozario

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India in September should be a chance for Dhaka and Delhi to expand their relations beyond the bilateral framework and become a member of the greater Asia-Pacific framework.

In economic terms, conventional wisdom is that foreign debt of up to 70% of a country's gross domestic product (GDP) is manageable and the risk of economic distress is low. The figure for Bangladesh is just 44%.

Efforts were made to prevent the deterioration of reserves by reducing imports and increasing exports. As long as the effects of the war last, it must on the whole be thrifty, the rush of demand. War is like a storm. Whose touch will be in everyone's house?