Arifur Rahaman

When a person asks a chatbot how to apologise to a partner, how to reply to a painful message, how to survive loneliness at night, or whether someone still loves them, AI is no longer simply helping with “tasks.” It is entering the emotional sphere of life.

The death of Khaleda Zia on December 30, 2025, has prompted an outpouring of emotion and political remembrance, and for good reason.

The verdict against Sheikh Hasina does not just condemn a former prime minister. It sentences an entire model of politics. The deeper question now is whether Awami League survives as a party, or only as a memory of fear and loyalty.

When mainstream news loses credibility, counterfeits rush in.

South Asian states must realise the cost of repression before it's too late.