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Western commentary likes to file these under “South Asian instability,” but a closer look suggests something more structural: both countries were shaped by the same colonial extraction model and took some catastrophically bad decisions.

The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2026 elections opens a new chapter in relations between Dhaka and Moscow, where at the intersection of energy projects, geopolitical calculations, and the “Bangladesh First” strategy, a renewed architecture of bilateral partnership is being shaped.

The parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, held on February 12, are interesting to consider in the context of the evolving situation in South Asia.