Removal of extra “Security Escort” for foreign envoys and unnecessary uproar
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Safowan Hossain Khan
Contd from previous issue
For instance, Bangladesh dropped from 22nd place in 2016 to 43rd place among 163 nations in the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), scoring 3,827 out of 10. using a 7-year time frame. The nation’s extensive, all-encompassing anti-terror efforts have raised it by 23 levels.
Apart from this security perspective, two more strong arguments support the pullout choice. First off, like many countries in the Global South, Bangladesh has been forced to implement fiscal austerity across a variety of economic areas because to the continuous economic suffering brought on by the global economic slowdown caused by the ongoing pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. Given the country’s present economic extremeness and the government’s battle to maintain strict budgetary hedging, the expense of providing extra escort facilities to various nations is by no means as low as it may appear to those with resources.
Second, it goes against the egalitarian concept of treating all foreign envoys equally to provide extra security facilities to some nations. At first glance, such a facility would seem discriminatory, treating other envoys beyond its scope with disrespect and weakening their enthusiasm for diplomatic interactions.
(To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
For instance, Bangladesh dropped from 22nd place in 2016 to 43rd place among 163 nations in the 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), scoring 3,827 out of 10. using a 7-year time frame. The nation’s extensive, all-encompassing anti-terror efforts have raised it by 23 levels.
Apart from this security perspective, two more strong arguments support the pullout choice. First off, like many countries in the Global South, Bangladesh has been forced to implement fiscal austerity across a variety of economic areas because to the continuous economic suffering brought on by the global economic slowdown caused by the ongoing pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. Given the country’s present economic extremeness and the government’s battle to maintain strict budgetary hedging, the expense of providing extra escort facilities to various nations is by no means as low as it may appear to those with resources.
Second, it goes against the egalitarian concept of treating all foreign envoys equally to provide extra security facilities to some nations. At first glance, such a facility would seem discriminatory, treating other envoys beyond its scope with disrespect and weakening their enthusiasm for diplomatic interactions.
(To be contd)