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
Can US–Iran talks survive Trump’s Hormuz blockade?
Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz risks derailing US–Iran talks, escalating tensions over nuclear demands and global oil supplies.
15 April 2026, 13:15 PM
US-Iran peace talks fail, what now?
A fragile US-Iran ceasefire faces collapse as strategic failures, regional strikes, and unresolved geopolitical tensions threaten renewed warfare.
12 April 2026, 16:11 PM
Bangladesh must build strong relations with Iran
Former Ambassador Tariq Karim urges Bangladesh to reassess Iranian relations and build internal resilience amid regional shifts.
12 April 2026, 15:25 PM
How Bangladesh can tackle the current energy crisis
What is a solution for Bangladesh’s oil crisis and Eastern Refinery facing a production crisis?
12 April 2026, 01:33 AM
When “America First” policy translates into “China First” outcome in a new Cold War
US containment strategies risk strategic inversion, unintentionally accelerating global production networks that reinforce China’s deep industrial centrality.
11 April 2026, 15:55 PM
The wake of war: Costs for civilisation
Beyond the immediate battlefield, war inflicts enduring damage on cultural identity, ecological health, and global economic stability.
10 April 2026, 11:00 AM
America’s war crimes
Donald Trump escalates threats against Iran, sparking global fears of nuclear war and devastating regional conflict.
8 April 2026, 12:17 PM
Trump’s Iran war and the new politics of religion
From Trump’s expletives to Columbus’s ghost, MAGA’s crusade unmasks a hollow West clashing with its own myths.
7 April 2026, 13:27 PM
For Rohingya camps, measles control requires tailored interventions
Bangladesh is once again facing a public health threat that is both familiar and preventable. Since early January 2026, the country has seen a surge in measles cases, with thousands of suspected infections and a rising number of deaths.
7 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Amid an uncertain Middle East, Bangladesh must rethink its migration strategy
International labour migration is a key pillar of Bangladesh’s economy, with most workers going to the Gulf region.
5 April 2026, 01:59 AM
Mapping Bangladesh’s defence future
The political transition in Bangladesh has ushered in a new era of hope, presenting a unique opportunity to rethink and reformulate several aspects of statecraft.
5 April 2026, 01:57 AM
Netanyahu’s world: Enemies, obsessions, and endless war
Described as "unbeatable" in defeat and "unbearable" in victory, Benjamin Netanyahu’s autobiography reveals the rigid historical convictions and special-forces discipline of Israel’s longest-serving leader.
4 April 2026, 14:18 PM
US ground invasion in Iran and Pakistan’s mediation
As the United States signals a potential ground invasion targeting Iran's energy sector, Pakistan has taken on a precarious role as a key mediator in an attempt to prevent a wider regional war and global economic collapse.
2 April 2026, 13:02 PM
The Iran War and the paradox of post-modern warfare
The Iran conflict underscores the inadequacy of conventional strategic frameworks, revealing the indeterminacy, oscillation, and systemic interdependence that define contemporary warfare.
1 April 2026, 08:00 AM
How Iran eyes 100pc success
Iran has followed the Chinese model as one can see from its defiance of crippling sanctions to build excellent healthcare, education and nuclear-free defence that has shocked the world.
31 March 2026, 16:30 PM
The myth of victory in Lebanon and Iran
There never was an international system holding it all together. We’re in a more turbulent phase, where Russia has been bogged down in a war in the backyard, and China is in economic warfare with the US. So the Middle East is really the place where the battle is happening, because a project like Israel is showing it is a strong, destabilising force that can be used by the US empire. Israel can be a ruthless criminal willing to do anything, for their colonial project to survive.
29 March 2026, 00:00 AM
How Trump is destroying the international order
In the moments when the maps of the world shake, the danger of war is not only in the missiles, but in the minds that run them, in the language that justifies them,
29 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Reshoring critical supply chains and the new political economy of post-globalization
Today, however, the global economy is increasingly multipolar. Manufacturing capacity, technological development, and financial influence are distributed across several major centres rather than concentrated within a single hegemonic order.
18 March 2026, 10:00 AM
Beyond the panic at the petrol pump
Over the past two weeks, there have been more questions about Bangladesh’s energy situation than about any other topic in recent memory.
15 March 2026, 03:50 AM
Codes to Decode: Cyber risks for Bangladesh when balancing great power rivalry
In the game of strategic balancing, Bangladesh is now navigating between securing energy supplies and maintaining geopolitical balance.
15 March 2026, 03:46 AM