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Can Bangladesh defend itself in the great-power cyber war?
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Will the Padma Barrage repeat Farakka's mistake?
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The OpenAI–Musk dispute: Who controls the future of AI?
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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The cotton clause: How the US–Bangladesh trade pact could reshape regional textile trade
25 May 2026, 08:30 AM
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Why both Trump and Putin felt compelled to visit Beijing
24 May 2026, 14:31 PM
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What Bangladesh should understand about the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita doctrine
20 May 2026, 10:07 AM
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The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium
18 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Venezuela’s experience with democracy
Venezuelan politician Freddy Guevara shares why his country could not successfully transition to a democracy.
30 October 2024, 02:00 AM
‘One state solution is the only long-term solution’
What we're witnessing now in the Middle East is a zero-sum game.
16 October 2024, 06:00 AM
US elections: Can dystopian darkness descend on Earth?
The chances of Trump or Harris winning the US election are on a roller coaster ride.
16 October 2024, 03:00 AM
Nothing new on the Middle Eastern front
The tragedy is that Israel, which resulted from Europe’s guilt over the Holocaust, is becoming a symbol of European oppression and colonisation.
9 October 2024, 12:00 PM
Where do we go from here?
Despite a year of his abhorrent leadership, we found ourselves with the same question: what is Netanyahu thinking? And what is the absolute victory he is talking about?
9 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh at UNGA 2024: Glitter, gold, and ground reality
Bangladesh desperately needed global attention to reap gold out of this moment of change.
2 October 2024, 06:00 AM
Demystifying the Bangladesh-India-US triangle
For now, the best bet is to manage the volatilities and imbalances and better understand the intricacies of the Bangladesh-India-US chemistry.
2 October 2024, 03:00 AM
Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change
The new president is an ordinary citizen in social terms with no pretensions to public display of power, taste, wealth or grandeur.
27 September 2024, 09:24 AM
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024: A turning point or a false dawn?
Dissanayake's presidency presents an opportunity to reimagine Sri Lanka’s economic strategy.
25 September 2024, 05:00 AM
India, US both need a stable Bangladesh
However, regardless of the nature of international involvement, the ultimate responsibility for a stable Bangladesh lies with its own people.
25 September 2024, 03:00 AM
A victory for democracy that Bangladesh can learn from
Sri Lank's neighbours have to come to terms with the fact that AKD was the democratic choice of the mass people.
24 September 2024, 15:00 PM
US delegation visit: A new chapter in Bangladesh-US relations?
The symbolic value of the visit and its timing cannot be overemphasised, this being the first such visit since the change of guards in Dhaka on August 5.
20 September 2024, 07:00 AM
Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?
Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.
19 September 2024, 12:24 PM
Reviving SAARC can help South Asia overcome its current crisis
India's vision and support of regional governments are rooted in a supremacist mindset by the country's current ruling party, which has all but paralysed SAARC.
11 September 2024, 06:00 AM
Are the Rohingya facing an ‘endgame’?
Did Bangladesh over-stir its pot?
11 September 2024, 04:00 AM
A new era of youth-driven democratic uprisings
Bangladesh is the latest in a series of youth-driven uprisings that have shaken countries in Asia and Africa this year.
4 September 2024, 12:00 PM
What purpose does the Indian media propaganda about Bangladesh serve?
BJP's media allies demonstrated the lengths to which they would go to mask India's domestic challengers under Modi's leadership.
4 September 2024, 05:00 AM
Lessons and advice for post-Hasina Bangladesh from Sri Lanka
Bangladesh should be watchful of a possible counter-revolution, which might not be very soft.
4 September 2024, 02:00 AM
India needs to pursue equal partnership with Bangladesh
If Bangladesh and India are to forge a more equitable friendship, three existing bilateral issues need to be addressed.
28 August 2024, 06:00 AM
Kamala Harris needs to change her Gaza policy
If Kamala Harris wants to lose to Donald Trump in November, then she should continue speaking and silencing Palestinian voices.
28 August 2024, 05:00 AM