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UAE signals possible military role in Strait of Hormuz crisis amid rising Iran tensions

The possibility of a significant escalation in the Gulf region is gaining attention following reports that the United Arab Emirates is considering...

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From warning to reality: How investigative journalism exposed a dangerous militant nexus

There are moments in journalism when a report does not merely inform—it warns. And then, months or years later, reality catches up with that warning...

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Paris court examines alleged mastermind behind $230 million Magnitsky fraud

A major international financial crime case has returned to global attention as a Paris court begins proceedings against Dmitry Klyuev, who is accused...

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With the help of US-Pak Deep State, Yunus silently advances ‘minus-two’ formula in Bangladesh

There are moments in political history when ambition disguises itself as reform. It speaks the language of stability, of cleansing the system, of...

28.03.2026 30

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Denmark’s election shows standing up to Trump didn’t win domestic voters’ support

In a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical turbulence, domestic elections often reveal surprising truths about voter priorities, even when global...

27.03.2026 40

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UK abortion law reform: Decriminalization, debate, and public misunderstanding

The debate over abortion law in the United Kingdom has once again ignited fierce public reaction, following recent developments in Parliament that...

26.03.2026 40

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Sanctioned Russian drone firm linked to covert wheat exports from occupied Ukraine

An investigation has uncovered a striking connection between Russia’s military industry and a controversial grain export network operating in...

25.03.2026 40

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Sanctioned Iranian banker’s secret Spanish villa exposes hidden empire behind regime finance

Even as Western governments move to choke off the financial lifelines of Iran’s ruling elite, a sanctioned banker accused of bankrolling the...

23.03.2026 60

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Jamaat-e-Islami’s genocidal role in 1971 as US resolution shatters decades of denial

History has a way of lingering in the margins before it returns, often inconveniently, to the center of political life. The passage of H. Res. 1130 in...

22.03.2026 50

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Turkey’s new water strategy signals tighter grip on regional rivers

Turkey has introduced an ambitious decade-long water management strategy that is set to influence not only its domestic consumption patterns but also...

21.03.2026 50

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Iran war and its impact on Bangladesh, energy Security, and regional stability

The eruption of war in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran, has generated waves of speculation and analysis across the world. From Dhaka to...

19.03.2026 60

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Sanctioned Iranian banker linked to hidden European property empire

A sanctioned Iranian banker accused by British authorities of financing one of Iran’s most powerful military institutions has been linked to a...

17.03.2026 60

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Truth under siege: Media, war narratives, and the Middle East’s fragile future

In times of war and geopolitical confrontation, truth is often the first casualty. Yet in the current climate surrounding the Middle East and global...

16.03.2026 40

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Strategic patience in the Gulf: Navigating war, narratives, and the battle for truth

War has never been fought solely on battlefields. Alongside missiles, drones, and military deployments, another conflict unfolds in parallel – the...

15.03.2026 50

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The patriotism gap: What Iran understands that Bangladesh does not

By any reasonable measure, the past two weeks have not gone according to plan in Washington or Tel Aviv. When Donald Trump remarked in a recent...

14.03.2026 50

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Five key questions about the global gold trade and its hidden risks

Gold has long been considered one of the world’s most valuable and stable commodities. It is used in jewelry, financial reserves, and modern...

13.03.2026 50

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Senegal lawmakers move to tighten anti-LGBTQ legislation amid domestic support and global concern

Senegal’s parliament has approved a controversial bill that significantly strengthens the country’s already strict laws against same-sex...

12.03.2026 50

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US–Halkbank settlement ends long-running Iran sanctions dispute

A years-long legal and geopolitical dispute between the United States and Türkiye has reached a significant turning point after the US Justice...

11.03.2026 70

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UN withdrawal from Sudan–South Sudan border signals deepening regional instability

The quiet withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from two monitoring sites along the Sudan–South Sudan border may appear to be a limited...

10.03.2026 70

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Is the BNP steering itself toward political self-destruction?

Politics, especially in South Asia, often moves with a curious mix of drama and contradiction. Bangladesh today appears to be experiencing exactly...

09.03.2026 60

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Restoring accountability in Bangladesh’s foreign missions: A timely step toward institutional reform

The recent decision by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to withdraw five ambassadors appointed...

08.03.2026 60

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Jamaat–Awami League nexus: The fault line beneath Bangladesh’s politics

Politics in South Asia rarely moves in straight lines. It moves in circles, sometimes spirals—alliances forming in the shadows, enemies turning into...

07.03.2026 60

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What Paul Kapur’s Dhaka visit means for Bangladesh’s strategic future

In diplomacy, visits are rarely just visits. They are signals—sometimes subtle, sometimes unmistakable—about the direction of geopolitical winds....

06.03.2026 70

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Taiwan and Singapore intensify crackdown on alleged Cambodian crime syndicate linked to prince group

Authorities in Taiwan and Singapore have taken significant steps in an expanding international crackdown on the Cambodia-based conglomerate Prince...

05.03.2026 60

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The Nobel Peace Prize curse: When applause from abroad becomes turmoil at home

The Nobel Peace Prize is draped in moral grandeur. It is presented as humanity’s highest affirmation of fraternity, reconciliation, and moral...

04.03.2026 70

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Yunus’s privileged VVIP protocol: Power, protection, and the politics beyond the ballot

The recent decision granting Muhammad Yunus a year of VVIP security privileges—complete with multi-tiered state protection typically reserved for...

03.03.2026 70

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India weighs Russian oil as Middle East war disrupts supply chains

As geopolitical tensions ripple across global energy markets, India finds itself once again recalibrating its strategic oil procurement framework. A...

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Turkiye, the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ drive, and a region on edge after Iran

The European Union’s long-delayed “Made in Europe” plan is no longer just an industrial policy debate inside Brussels. It has evolved into a...

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Why Bangladesh’s best soldiers struggle as spymasters

An officer of the Bangladesh Army is rarely just one thing. In the morning he may be appointed at Trust Bank Limited, signing off on financial...

27.02.2026 70

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Mountain of corruption allegations against Yunus and his cronies: The state cannot afford indifference

In the aftermath of the recent interim administration, a wave of written complaints has reportedly been submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission...

26.02.2026 70

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Mass arrests and secret trials: Rights groups warn of deepening crackdown in Iran

A leading international watchdog has sounded the alarm over what it describes as a sweeping campaign of arbitrary arrests and violent repression in...

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When the case disappears and the job appears: accountability after the Yunus regime

There is an old joke in political circles — one that is darkly funny precisely because it is so reliably true — that power is never really lost....

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Yunus accused of constitutional subversion and executive overreach in Bangladesh

The recent interview published in Dhaka-based Bangla newspaper Kaler Kantho has placed Bangladesh at the center of an extraordinary constitutional...

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Mr. Prime Minister, will you send army officers to the gallows?

While it is said, power tests a man – it reveals not only what he believes, but whom he believes in – and today, the question before Prime...

22.02.2026 70

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At the edge of inheritance: Tarique Rahman and the burden of a fractured republic

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman assumes office at a moment unlike any other in Bangladesh’s post-independence history. The country has known...

22.02.2026 80

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Washington-Dhaka trade pact risks Bangladesh’s sovereignty

There are moments in a nation’s history when a signature becomes heavier than a speech, heavier even than an election. Bangladesh may have just...

20.02.2026 80

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Tarique Rahman at a Mandela moment

Politics in Bangladesh has rarely been a gentle craft. It has been a battlefield. Victory has meant annihilation. Defeat has meant persecution. For...

18.02.2026 80

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For India, engaging with BNP is necessary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often spoken of building “people-to-people” bridges with Bangladesh. It is a noble phrase. But diplomacy, like...

16.02.2026 70

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Top five challenges for the BNP government

Politics, if it is to mean anything at all, must eventually confront reality. Campaign slogans dissolve quickly in the acid of governance. Electoral...

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Bangladesh election 2026: How a peaceful vote reclaimed the republic

There are elections that merely change governments. And then there are elections that change a nation’s mood. The 13th National Assembly Election...

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Why Tarique Rahman has become Bangladesh’s political pivot

Nations rarely turn on a single speech, a single election, or a single personality. But there are moments when history seems to compress itself into a...

15.02.2026 60

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Ports, power, and the perils of an interim mandate

Photo caption: Sultan Ahmad bin Sulayem, the Chairman of DP World of the United Emirates (UAE), and also the Chairman of the Ports, Customs, and Free...

12.02.2026 40

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The Epstein case and the cost of unproven certainty

The FBI’s conclusion that it found no evidence of a Jeffrey Epstein–run sex-trafficking network involving powerful figures is not the ending many...

11.02.2026 80

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Joy’s reckless inheritance and his manufactured chaos for the Awami League

There is a recurring lesson in political history, one that parties learn too late and nations pay for dearly: dynasties rot faster than institutions....

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Bangladesh’s February 12 election at the edge of crisis

Every election season produces its own cottage industry of speculation. Who will win, who will lose? Who will defect at the last minute. Bangladesh is...

08.02.2026 80

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Epstein’s shadow in Congress: Stacey Plaskett, Political accountability, and the limits of transparency

The legacy of Jeffrey Epstein continues to reverberate through American politics, long after his death in a New York jail cell in 2019. Each new...

06.02.2026 80

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Sitting in the US, Sheikh Hasina’s son attempts to spoil Dhaka-Washington relations

There is something uniquely reckless about waging political war on your own country’s foreign relations while enjoying the protections of...

04.02.2026 80

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Muizzu’s ‘Chagos’ gambit: A risky play in the Indian Ocean

By any reasonable measure, the Indian Ocean has become one of the world’s most crowded strategic theatres. Sea lanes that carry the bulk of global...

04.02.2026 70

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Confronting the obesity crisis in the Middle East: A structural public health challenge

Obesity has emerged as one of the defining global public health challenges of the 21st century. Over recent decades, the prevalence of obesity has...

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The greatest American blunder in Bangladesh

For decades, many leading analysts and policymakers have described America’s global strategic doctrine as sophisticated, resilient, even foolproof....

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