CONTENTS: Introduction-Christopher Blackburn, Priyajit Debsarkar & Dr Robert B Lancia, BANGLADESH IS SEARCHING FOR ITS SOUL: CHRIS BLACKBURN: * The Struggle and Sacrifice: Bangladesh's Bloody Birth in 1971, * The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of Mohammad Yunus, * Yunus and the United States: A Deep Alliance, * The Monsoon Uprising and the Rise of Political Turmoil, * Bangladesh's Shifting Foreign Policy: A Dangerous Pivot, * The Rise of Intolerance and Brutal Crackdowns, * Warnings and the Rise of Radical Islamists, * Corruption and the Collapse of the Judiciary, * A Nation on the Brink, * Reform or Rebellion: America's Paradox in Bangladesh, * Yunus: Weak, Unaccountable, and Surrounded by Extremes, BANGLADESH ECONOMY-AT THE CROSSROAD-PRIYAJIT DEBSARKAR: * Bangladesh, Chaotic Crossroads, * International Mother Language Day 21st February, * China Visit, * Still searching for the Light, Bangladesh Independence Day, * Belittlement of 71, Bangladesh, a Pakistani Pretence ploy!, * Bangladesh Political Current Crisis, * Past being erased to control the future-Bangladesh, * Dr Yunus banking big on Britain visit, * When Diplomacy Becomes Dangerous: Bangladesh's Stake in Pakistan's Trump Gambit, * One year of dreadful desperation and destruction-Bangladesh, BANGLADESH ON THE BRINK, BLEEDING BOUNDARIES: REV DR ROBERT B LANCIA: * Introduction, * Background: What Happenedd on August 5, 2024?, * Religious Persecution: Targeting the Hindu Minority, * Erasure of Cultural Identity and Historical Revisionism, * Extrajudicial Practices: A Climate of Fear, * The Role of ISI and Pakistan's Deep State, * China's Encroachment: Infrastructure, Dependency and Influence, * Turkey's Eastward Shift and Neo-Ottoman Influence, * India's Strategic Blind Spot, * Media Repression and the Illusion ofFreedom, * South Asia's Fragmenting Future, Conclusion, References.