What will happen to the world and Bangladesh if the Strait of Hormuz gets shut down?
3 March 2026, 14:38 PM
Approximately 20 million barrels of crude oil passed through Hormuz in 2024. Close to 27 percent of all global maritime petroleum trade passed through the strait in the first quarter of 2025. The strait is a critical, narrow chokepoint, with a 33-39 kilometers waterway between Oman and Iran.
3 March 2026, 14:38 PM
Is Trump’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war a geopolitical gamble or a strategic withdrawal?
28 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Trump’s strategy has devolved into a pattern of contradictions and disengagement.
28 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Will Trump 2.0 end the liberal international order?
29 March 2025, 07:00 AM
Trump's second presidency is challenging the future of the liberal international order.
29 March 2025, 07:00 AM
Geopolitics rewritten: The Arakan Army’s unprecedented rise
29 January 2025, 02:00 AM
After decades of centralised military control, the AA has shifted Rakhine’s power dynamics, emerging as the de facto authority.
29 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Trump 2.0 and the future of Bangladesh-US defence relations
20 November 2024, 03:00 AM
The Bay of Bengal holds a great strategic value as about half of the world's container traffic passes through this region, and its seaports handle around one-third of world trade.
20 November 2024, 03:00 AM