Md Mostafizur Rahman

Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur-5400, Bangladesh

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v6-i1-27

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ABSTRACT

Geopolitical importance of both Bangladesh and Myanmar has increased due to the changing international order. These two countries are turning into an arena of middle power rivalry by the influence of the lone superpower in order to counter balance the adversary. Rohingya issue is one of the bilateral deterrents between both countries and still unsettled. This paper tends to focus on the current situation between Bangladesh-Myanmar and rest of the super powers. The global and regional power is now focusing on this geostrategic region because this issue has geopolitical significance.Natural resources and geographical location of the region is accelerating this dispute and attracting the superpowers to involve in the game of geopolitics. Both of the countries get benefit due to the geographical nearness but these two neighbours are hardy as close and interactive that they should have been. Since the independence of Bangladesh this relation is interrupted due to the geopolitical and geostrategic problem between them regarding the Rohingya issue. Though there is a geopolitical hindrance, there is a scope to prospect in the bilateral relations through solving the Rohingya issue where we may formulate conditions so that both side have a win-win situation.

KEYWORDS:

Rohingya, bilateral relation, geopolitics, trans-boundary

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