What I dont understand is why Bangladesh which has almost the same population as Pakistan (slightly less) and being almost completely ethnically homogeneous and having democracy is lagging behind Pakistan in terms of economy (Bangladesh economy is half the size of Pakistan aswell as GDP per capita nominal), Bangladesh has no real military power to speak off, Only now its embarking on a nuclear power plant that was originally planned by Pakistan for the erstwhile East Pakistan almost 50 years ago,
GDP is not the only indicator of prosperity. Bangladesh is going very well in many aspects compared to Pakistan.
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Bangladesh does not have a goose that lays golden eggs like Pakistan does (Balochistan), so Bangladesh cannot exploit the oil resources. I hear that Bangaldesh has a lot of natural gas. Whatever happened to that?
Also, compare Bangladesh Railway with Pakistan Railway. The former is slowly but steadily improving while the latter is simply nearing extinction.
Not just that but but socially culturally and internationally Bangladesh does not enjoy the same kind of attention that Pakistan gets even though they are both almost the same size and from the same region.
It is better to not get attention than to get attention for the wrong reasons.
Biggest produce of Bangladesh: Jute or perhaps Rice?
Biggest produce of Pakistan: Terrorists.
Bangladesh has had the benefit of good relations with India since Independence and has not had to worry about fighting wars in Afghanistan or taking in tens of millions of refugees from Afghanistan, Though Bangladesh did take in Rohingya refugees but not nearly as many as are/were being hosted by Pakistan.
Bangladesh also has the benefit of (1) floods, (2) life and crop destroying cyclones, (3) two power hungry women incessantly quibbling with each other and a foreign policy that toggles like a vehicle's turning lights.
Almost completely lost on South Asia and the world is the huge contribution Bangladesh has made to international peacekeeping aswell as economics with the development of mirco-credit. Bangladesh has a thriving economy and I see Bangladesh replacing Pakistan as the second largest economy of South Asia, It only needs to stamp out the corruption.
Yes, and that is well recognised in the relevant quarters.
Bangladesh does not get the international or even regional respect that it deserves despite its contributions to International peacekeeping and economics with mirco credit development and being the founder of SAARC.
Bangladesh is not treated with any disrespect either. Dr. Yunus has actually earned a lot of attention and generated interest the world over.
I agree with the geography that Pakistan is "better" positioned on the map, But its not just geographic, Its also cultural, Take the Cricket match at Mohali, You had celebrities from both India and Pakistan at the event, It was sold out and not just that but the entire city was shut down and the VIPs were flying in on private jets and Prime ministers were coming in helicopters, A match between Bangladesh and India would never get that kind of attention,
Even none took Indian Cricket Team seriously at one time. Now they do. Ditto for Sri Lanka. Bangladesh is nowhere now, but they have a lot of talented cricketers and good potential. Hard work can get Bangladesh in the top league.
Take even the border crossings between Bangladesh and India, There is no "Wagah" like crossing that people throng to watch the opening and closing. It just seems that the international community and the South Asia region in general does not take Bangladesh seriously or it does not command the kind of respect it should be given.
Yes, because Bangladesh is not Pakistan. Our two greatest threats are PRC and Pakistan and we have fought wars with both of them. We have never fought wars with Bangladesh and there is no fear of conflict either. That is why there is no such thing as 'Wagah' ceremonies.
Pakistan is like a regional swindler, First they fooled the British into creating Pakistan, Then they annexed Kashmir and wanted Jungadah , All the while they were stealing from Bangladesh jute and other natural resources, Now they want to lord over Afghanistan. Also Pakistan owes Bangladesh alot of money, I believe that Bangladesh should seek reparations and official apology from Pakistan for its wartime barbarity.
One must not place all the blame on Pakistan. Muslim League and the idea of a separate politics based on Muslim identity started from Bengal, not what would be present day Pakistan.
I don't know whether you are Pakistani or Bangladeshi or from any other country. But what you said in bold part is completely wrong. There are around 10-20 Million illegal Bangladeshi living in India. Anyone can find these people in Assam, W.B., East Bihar and even cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Indians don't go to Bangladeshi. I only heard these from few idiot day-dreamer Bangladeshi on some other forum just to counter the allegation.
Illegal transit across Indo-Bangla border is no one way street. It is a two way street. Typically, the number of people crossing into India is significantly larger than those going into Bangladesh. People migrate to India for livelihood in majority of the cases while people travel to Bangladesh to hide from the Indian security forces and then there are people who go back and forth for trade.
You should look it up. There were hundreds of ULFA and NLFT fighters who had moved into Bangladesh to hide from the Indian security forces till the Awami League government forced them out of Bangladesh into India and into the hands of Indian forces waiting for their catch.