US-Iran peace talks fail, what now?
12 April 2026, 16:11 PM
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How Bangladesh can tackle the current energy crisis
12 April 2026, 01:33 AM
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When “America First” policy translates into “China First” outcome in a new Cold War
11 April 2026, 15:55 PM
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The wake of war: Costs for civilisation
10 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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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
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Trump’s Iran war and the new politics of religion
7 April 2026, 13:27 PM
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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
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Netanyahu’s world: Enemies, obsessions, and endless war
4 April 2026, 14:18 PM
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Is Zionism reaching its demise?
Israel can kill several million of people in the Middle East and destroy it. But what happens then?
15 August 2024, 07:00 AM
The geopolitics of Sheikh Hasina's fall explained
The US, China, Russia and also India will continue to have strong incentives to maintain influence in Bangladesh.
14 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Why can’t India accept that the people of Bangladesh toppled Sheikh Hasina?
It was a revolution spearheaded by students that succeeded in toppling a dictatorial regime of 15 years.
14 August 2024, 04:00 AM
The UK has always had an Islamophobia problem
"Stop the boats" has long been a slogan for far-right fascists as they terrorised the country.
12 August 2024, 14:00 PM
Regime change in Bangladesh: The fallout for India
India's best interest may perhaps lie in strengthening a new democracy in Bangladesh.
8 August 2024, 06:00 AM
How to not fall for another dictator
After Sheikh Hasina’s fall, the return of BNP or other existing parties will only perpetuate the cycle of corruption and mass sufferings.
8 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Who would be better for Palestine: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?
If Trump is so anti-war, then why do extremist leaders in Israel prefer him over Harris?
31 July 2024, 04:00 AM
What are the global stakes of Bangladesh's current crisis?
Bangladesh’s global reputation and image have taken serious hits.
31 July 2024, 02:00 AM
A historic decision, but can Kamala Harris beat Trump?
Dropping out of the US election race, Biden endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has risen more to the spotlight in the last year
24 July 2024, 07:51 AM
Teesta is no longer a bilateral issue
Teesta has ceased to be just a river; it assumed a status of strategic importance
24 July 2024, 07:00 AM
How Trump's assassination attempt affects the US election
The imagery of blood trickling down Trump's face and fist up in the air is quite iconic—supporters who loved him love him more, and the ones who did not look at him are looking at him now.
17 July 2024, 05:00 AM
The most incredible election in French history
With many losers and very few winners, it is the most astonishing election in the country’s modern history.
16 July 2024, 14:00 PM
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
10 July 2024, 08:10 AM
How a US act revived Sino-Indian confrontation over Tibet
Almost six decades after the Sino-Indian war over the Tibetan border issue, the US’ Resolve Tibet Act would certainly bring the issue out of historical obscurity.
10 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
9 July 2024, 13:00 PM
The Bangladesh-India friendship dilemma
India’s current leaders along with big business oligarchy have been pursuing a one-sided foreign policy.
3 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Biden needs to go, but he won’t
There is still time to introduce a new face and a charged voice.
29 June 2024, 15:27 PM
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
26 June 2024, 11:22 AM
Civil war in Myanmar: Bangladesh should revisit its national security strategy
It is high time Bangladesh revised its national security strategy and worked in close collaboration with the other key regional players.
26 June 2024, 04:00 AM
The stakes are too high for the world to fail Palestine
Realising the stakes of the failure to address the current Gaza genocide, millions of people have been coming to the streets to protest.
20 June 2024, 05:00 AM