DHAKA, Jan 23, 2024 (BSS) – Ex-US security official Alexander B. Gray in a write-up said U.S. should remain engaged in Bangladesh and beyond simply one election, it must not lose sight of Bangladesh’s strategic importance while also encouraging its democratic evolution. Published in The National Interest, an American bimonthly international relations magazine, Gray in the article said that Beijing’s interest in Bangladesh is a direct threat to America’s Quad partner India, which is fending off China’s attempts at similar arrangements in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He said the United States has a vested strategic interest in ensuring the security of India’s flanks and the ability of U.S. naval and international commercial traffic to safely traverse the Indian Ocean without…
