The head of the interim government with the superpowers of the United States, the Democrat leaders. Muhammad Yunus's personal affinities are evident. On the other hand, relations with the neighboring country are strained after Sheikh Hasina took refuge in India after resigning from the post of Prime Minister in the student uprising. In this situation, the government considers the United States as an important partner in foreign relations. However, analysts believe that there is nothing to worry about in Bangladesh due to the defeat of the Democrats and the victory of the Republicans in the US elections. They say that this change has given Bangladesh an opportunity to pursue an independent foreign policy.
The victory of the Republican Party in each of the presidential, senate and house of representatives elections in the United States was evident on Wednesday. After the victory of the Republicans led by Donald Trump congratulated him yesterday. Yunus. In his congratulatory message, he said that he is looking forward to working with Trump to take advantage of the opportunity to create new paths in the partnership between the two countries.
M Humayun Kabir, the former ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States, thinks that the Trump administration may want political stability in Bangladesh. In this case, if the democratic process is strong, if the institutions can be strengthened, then there should not be any difficulty. Through this, if the internal strength of Bangladesh is consolidated, there is an opportunity to strengthen its position in the outside world as well.
Humayun Kabir, president of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, a research institute, also said that if the Trump administration takes a tough stance on immigration and racism rises in the country, there may be some problems for students who want to go there. Apart from this, the political and commercial risks for Bangladesh are not likely to come. He said that the dynamics of bilateral relations can be affected by how much Bangladesh takes into account the concerns of the United States about India and the Pacific region in relation to China.
Economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya also thinks that there is nothing much to worry about in the US election results for Bangladesh. He said this to reporters at an election observation event organized by the US Embassy in Dhaka yesterday.
Debapriya heads the committee tasked with preparing the white paper on the state of the country's economy. He said that the relationship with the United States does not depend only on one party. There are many issues in this relationship including commercial, strategic, geopolitical. Only when the president changes, the relationship with the country does not change.
Pointing out that there are many lessons to be learned from the US elections, Debpriya said that the people of Bangladesh could not vote for a long time due to various reasons. For this reason, the experience of voting in other countries can be helpful in making different decisions for yourself. There are lessons to be learned in how people react to election results.
Acting US Ambassador Megan Boldin claimed at the event that the US electoral process is a living example of democracy. This election will inspire the future leaders of Bangladesh to evaluate their position in the democratic process here.
Michael Kugelman, director of the Washington-based Wilson Center's South Asia Institute, said in an X-Post that the results of the vote will not change much in terms of relations with South Asian countries. The US sees South Asia in the light of the Indo-Pacific policy.
Kugelman mentioned in an article published in English in Netra News two days before the vote in the United States, Dr. Yunus compared Trump's victory in 2016 to a 'solar eclipse'. But this time he has to face a Trump in a different identity, whose (Trump) time foreign relations are mainly based on transactions. Trump will not walk the path of protecting foreign relations by giving aid to non-close allies.
A local diplomatic analyst said, Bangladesh's foreign policy was dependent on India during the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Dr. again. The Democrats' close relationship with Yunus created a risk of overdependence on the United States. The establishment of Republican control in this election has provided an opportunity for Bangladesh to pursue an independent foreign policy of its own. He thinks that there is no alternative to bring the country back to the democratic process and strengthen the local institutions through participatory and impartial elections at the national and local levels to utilize this opportunity to pursue an independent foreign policy based on self-respect and equality.
