US-Iran peace talks fail, what now?
12 April 2026, 16:11 PM
Geopolitical Insights
How Bangladesh can tackle the current energy crisis
12 April 2026, 01:33 AM
Geopolitical Insights
When “America First” policy translates into “China First” outcome in a new Cold War
11 April 2026, 15:55 PM
Geopolitical Insights
The wake of war: Costs for civilisation
10 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Bangladesh must build strong relations with Iran
12 April 2026, 15:25 PM
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America’s war crimes
8 April 2026, 12:17 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Trump’s Iran war and the new politics of religion
7 April 2026, 13:27 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Amid an uncertain Middle East, Bangladesh must rethink its migration strategy
5 April 2026, 01:59 AM
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From national security strategy to modernisation / Mapping Bangladesh’s defence future
5 April 2026, 01:57 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Netanyahu’s world: Enemies, obsessions, and endless war
4 April 2026, 14:18 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Geopolitical implications of the brewing tension in the Red Sea
The historical Shia-Sunni rift gives another dimension to the tension in the Middle East.
26 January 2024, 05:00 AM
Belligerents or criminals? Terrorism in a world without peaceful redress
Hamas’ terrorism pale in comparison to 23,000 (and counting) Gazans killed by the Israeli military, more than half women and children.
25 January 2024, 10:00 AM
Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention cases
It is very likely that Bangladesh will not be allowed to intervene.
24 January 2024, 14:00 PM
The future of India-Maldives relations
The Maldives cannot afford to overlook India entirely.
23 January 2024, 01:00 AM
‘The US and West must stop their misadventures in the Middle East’
Arab Parliament President Adel Al Asoomi in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
22 January 2024, 15:30 PM
Top 10 Economies to watch in 2024
China is too big to stay weak too long.
18 January 2024, 10:00 AM
In the eyes of the world, Israel has lost
Bangladesh’s decision to file a declaration of intervention has a distinctive characteristic.
18 January 2024, 01:00 AM
‘A setback for US-Bangladesh relations’
The Awami League has been playing this game for a long time now.
16 January 2024, 03:00 AM
What’s next for US policy in Bangladesh?
South Asia Institute Director Michael Kugelman offers his insights
16 January 2024, 01:00 AM
The implications for China, the West and India
Powerful countries, far and near, have shown active interest in Bangladesh’s election and have been polarised in a rather peculiar fashion
10 January 2024, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh in geopolitics: Post-election challenges
Bangladesh has to maintain a balanced relationship with all five major centres from a trade point of view.
10 January 2024, 01:00 AM
The Great Game will continue
The absence of democratic behaviour is no longer hidden under the carpet.
9 January 2024, 13:00 PM
The plight of the Sudanese deserves our attention
Sudan needs assistance from the international community—and it needs it very quickly.
3 January 2024, 07:34 AM
The world wrapped in 2023
The biggest victim of this consequential year: democracy, and humanity.
26 December 2023, 06:00 AM
Christmas in Occupied Palestine: ‘Dreams buried under rubbles’
Archbishop Theodosius Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem discusses the cruel reality in occupied Palestine during Christmas with Ramisa Rob of The Daily Star.
26 December 2023, 03:00 AM
Venezuela's invasion of Guyana: Maduro’s Hail Mary
Why, after all this time, is Maduro taking such a big gamble now?
19 December 2023, 06:00 AM
Modern 'Roads to Rome': From BRI and IMEC to Israel
India’s bridgehead Mideast role could also inflame future global relations.
19 December 2023, 03:00 AM
What Russian warships in Chattogram port tells us about great power competition in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has become a prime battleground for great power competition.
18 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Bangladesh-India relations: An increasingly complicated friendship
Both Bangladeshis and Indians need to understand that they need each other in order to thrive.
12 December 2023, 01:00 AM
How will the Pannun 'murder plot' affect India-US relations?
The Biden administration appears to be isolating the murder plot.
5 December 2023, 02:00 AM