The new world of geoeconomics: From comparative advantage to coercive advantage
21 July 2026, 00:10 AM
Geopolitical Insights
BIG-B and Bangladesh's road to Southeast Asia
20 July 2026, 00:01 AM
Geopolitical Insights
China–Bangladesh Community: Bandwagoning, soft alignment, or rhetoric?
19 July 2026, 00:10 AM
Geopolitical Insights
The global refugee crisis and Bangladesh's Rohingya challenge
18 July 2026, 13:40 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Rohingya deaths in landslides call for a reckoning with systemic failures
11 July 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
For Rohingya camps, measles control requires tailored interventions
7 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Opinion
How the education vacuum is fuelling crimes in Rohingya camps
10 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Views
When the Rohingya crisis becomes an opportunity for some
11 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Views
Rohingya crisis: Refugees without a country, a world without excuse
25 September 2025, 20:40 PM
Views
Trump’s new Hormuz gamble: Will Iran back down?
15 July 2026, 18:26 PM
Geopolitical Insights
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
An open letter to the UNSC from Doctors Without Borders
A firsthand account of the crisis in Gaza, with an urgent plea to end Israeli siege and attacks
4 December 2023, 15:18 PM
Are tides turning in Myanmar's civil war?
On October 27, the civil conflict in Myanmar took a significant turn.
28 November 2023, 03:22 AM
Rohingya repatriation: Can we ever find a viable scheme?
International support for the Rohingya people is diminishing by the day.
28 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?
Regardless of the tenacious systems of injustice the BDS movement works against, boycott has historically been a useful tool for advocacy and solidarity.
20 November 2023, 13:00 PM
Why are Afghan families being forced to deport from Pakistan?
Unaccompanied children are being detained and put on buses destined for Afghanistan
14 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Decoding India-US disagreements over Bangladesh's election
This alignment between India and China on Bangladesh's elections is quite unique in the context of South Asia
13 November 2023, 13:00 PM
The economic beneficiaries of the Israel-Hamas war
The blood of the innocent Palestinian civilians lies in a complex global capitalist that systematically profits from war.
7 November 2023, 03:00 AM
An Israeli journalist’s perspective on Israel-Hamas war
The settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fact that the world’s attention is on Gaza.
7 November 2023, 02:00 AM
‘The West has given Netanyahu the licence to kill Palestinians’
The truth is that if Joe Biden tells Netanyahu enough is enough, then Netanyahu has to stop.
31 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Dehumanising Palestinians: Israel’s rhetoric for genocide
Israel’s dehumanisation rhetoric serves to rationalise an industrial scale of genocide against the people of Gaza.
31 October 2023, 03:00 AM
What's wrong with the US response to the Gaza crisis
On October 18, US President Joe Biden travelled to Israel, offering support for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite growing global calls for a ceasefire.
24 October 2023, 05:34 AM
The Implications of the Israel-Hamas War for Bangladesh: An American perspective
Where does this new war leave Bangladesh?
24 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Is there a prospect of peace under Netanyahu’s extremist government?
The prospects of peaceful resolution are far unless Israel is robbed off its fallback options.
23 October 2023, 14:00 PM
Gaza bleeds: We must feel the pain
Today, we dedicate our opinion page to shed light on the ongoing tragedy that has befallen the people of Gaza. It is a plea for the world to bear witness to this devastating crisis and to recognize the urgent need for empathy, understanding, and assistance. The suffering of Gaza is not just a regional concern; it is a call to the collective conscience of humanity.
22 October 2023, 10:09 AM
Bangladesh elections and China-India rivalry
In the upcoming election, if the ruling party emerges victorious, Chinese influence may strengthen even further.
17 October 2023, 05:30 AM