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Bangladesh in the World — Glossary
Key terms and definitions from the Bangladesh in the World course. Each term links to a full explanation.
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9 entriesAdani Godda
The Adani Godda plant is a 1,496 MW coal-fired power station in Jharkhand, India, built exclusively to export electricity to Bangladesh under a 25-year agreement.
adaptation finance
Adaptation finance is funding directed at helping countries and communities adjust to the actual and expected impacts of climate change to reduce vulnerability.
Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link
The Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link is a 12.24-km railway connecting Bangladesh's Akhaura junction with Agartala in India's Tripura, inaugurated in November 2023.
Akhaura-Agartala rail link inauguration
The Akhaura–Agartala rail link is a 12.24-km cross-border railway connecting Bangladesh's Akhaura with India's Agartala, jointly inaugurated by Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi on 1 November 2023.
Arakan Army
The Arakan Army is an ethnic Rakhine armed insurgent group fighting Myanmar's military for autonomy in Rakhine State, increasingly controlling territory along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.
Arakan Army's
The Arakan Army is an ethnic Rakhine insurgent group fighting Myanmar's military for autonomy in Rakhine State, directly affecting Bangladesh's border security and the Rohingya question.
Arrangement on Return
An Arrangement on Return is a bilateral or multilateral instrument under which states agree on procedures for the readmission, repatriation, or return of nationals, refugees, or migrants to their country of origin.
August 2019
August 2019 denotes a cluster of decisive geopolitical events in South Asia, principally India's abrogation of Article 370 conferring special status on Jammu and Kashmir.
August 2024
August 2024 was the month in which Bangladesh's Awami League government collapsed and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled, ending fifteen years of rule.
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5 entriesBangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund
The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund is a government-financed national fund, established under the Climate Change Trust Act 2010, to finance domestic adaptation and mitigation projects.
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern arm of the Indian Ocean, the world's largest bay, bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement
The BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement is a 2015 sub-regional treaty among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal permitting seamless cross-border movement of passenger, personal and cargo vehicles.
Bhasan Char
Bhasan Char is a low-lying silt island in the Bay of Bengal developed by Bangladesh to relocate Rohingya refugees from the overcrowded Cox's Bazar camps.
BIMSTEC Secretariat
The BIMSTEC Secretariat is the permanent administrative and coordinating body of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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6 entriesClimate Vulnerable Forum
The Climate Vulnerable Forum is an intergovernmental partnership of developing countries highly threatened by climate change that advocates for ambitious global emissions cuts and climate finance.
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is a wide-ranging bilateral trade treaty covering goods, services, investment and economic cooperation beyond conventional tariff-cutting free trade agreements.
continuity-and-change
Continuity-and-change is a historiographical analytical lens that weighs the persistence of older structures, institutions and ideas against their transformation across a defined period.
COP27
COP27 was the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022.
COP28
COP28 was the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, held in Dubai, UAE, in 2023, which delivered the first Global Stocktake and a pledge to transition away from fossil fuels.
current affairs
Current affairs is the body of recent national and international events, policies, and developments that competitive examinations test to assess a candidate's awareness of contemporary governance and global trends.
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2 entriesG77+China
The G77+China is the largest intergovernmental coalition of developing states at the United Nations, formed in 1964 to advance collective economic interests through bloc negotiation.
Ganges Water Sharing Treaty
The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty is the 1996 India-Bangladesh agreement fixing the dry-season sharing of Ganges waters measured at the Farakka Barrage.
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2 entriesIndia
India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic in South Asia, governed by the Constitution of 1950, and the world's most populous nation.
Indo-Pacific Outlook
The Indo-Pacific Outlook is Bangladesh's foreign-policy vision document, released in April 2023, articulating its principles and objectives for engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
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2 entriesNew Collective Quantified Goal
The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) is the post-2025 climate finance target adopted at COP29 in 2024, replacing the earlier USD 100 billion annual goal.
November 2026
November 2026 is the eleventh month of the Gregorian year 2026, a calendar period serving as a reference point for scheduled elections, treaty deadlines, fiscal milestones, and anniversaries relevant to Bangladesh and global affairs.