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America at 250 and Bangladesh’s strategic moment
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Why Bangladesh can’t ignore Myanmar’s diplomatic comeback
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Can the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor become a reality?
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India’s push-ins are not a border problem
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Why Bangladesh’s ‘Look East’ policy matters more than ever
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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The real danger in the US-Iran ceasefire
27 June 2026, 08:35 AM
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The real question behind Tarique Rahman's China visit
25 June 2026, 09:13 AM
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What's really in the US-Iran deal?
A proposed US-Iran agreement promises de-escalation and Gulf stability, but leaves core disputes unresolved for future negotiations.
15 June 2026, 14:40 PM
Israel-First: U.S. Congress is quietly merging America's military with Israel's
A controversial defense bill provision sparks debate over U.S.-Israel military integration, congressional accountability, and national security.
15 June 2026, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh’s strategic dilemma in the Bay of Bengal
Sir Walter Raleigh wrote in the sixteenth century: “Whoever commands the sea commands the trade; whoever commands the trade commands the riches; and whoever commands the riches commands the world itself.”
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Why AI cannot be left unsupervised
In November 2021, all 193 UNESCO member states unanimously adopted the landmark recommendation on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Do Mamata and the Trinamool Congress have a political future?
Mamata’s rump would be Trinamool Lite — still around, still vocal, but no longer the machinery through which Bengal’s political economy ran.
11 June 2026, 13:48 PM
The making of India’s Bengali Muslim problem
I wrote this book before the July uprising, so the issues I discuss are not new developments but part of a much longer process.
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
After garments: The search for Bangladesh's next export success
Bangladesh faces fading export advantages, prompting urgent debate on industrial policy, diversification, and institutional reform.
4 June 2026, 08:30 AM
What can stop India's push-ins?
As India intensifies deportation efforts, Bangladesh faces growing pressure at a border increasingly shaped by politics.
3 June 2026, 08:45 AM
Can Bangladesh defend itself in the great-power cyber war?
Amidst escalating great-power cyberwar, Bangladesh must adopt a pragmatic, resilience-focused cybersecurity strategy to protect its critical infrastructure.
2 June 2026, 08:30 AM
Could India's Gen-Z rebellion begin with cockroaches?
India’s Cockroach Janata Party embodies a satirical youth rebellion, channelling Gen Z disillusionment regarding severe national unemployment.
25 May 2026, 14:51 PM
The cotton clause: How the US–Bangladesh trade pact could reshape regional textile trade
Bangladesh’s trade deal with Washington could unlock tariffs, finance and cotton access, reshaping regional textile competition.
25 May 2026, 08:30 AM
The OpenAI–Musk dispute: Who controls the future of AI?
The ongoing dispute between OpenAI and Elon Musk has been framed, at least superficially, as a legal and personal confrontation—a founder challenging the trajectory of an institution he helped to create.
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Why both Trump and Putin felt compelled to visit Beijing
As Trump and Putin arrive in Beijing, China signals a changing world order with itself at the center.
24 May 2026, 14:31 PM
What Bangladesh should understand about the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita doctrine
Analysing the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita reveals how Arakanese nationalism shapes Myanmar politics and the Rohingya crisis.
20 May 2026, 10:07 AM
The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium
A literary geopolitical essay tracing how war in Iran becomes a recursive quest for symbolic control and meaning.
18 May 2026, 11:00 AM
What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?
During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”.
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Does the US-Bangladesh trade deal mirror colonial economics?
One might hear this and think it is history. But move forward 150 years to twenty-first-century Bangladesh, and the same story appears to be repeating itself.
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
What will stop killings at the Bangladesh–India border?
Persistent killings along the Bangladesh-India border expose deepening impunity, nationalist politics, and failures of accountability mechanisms today.
16 May 2026, 15:55 PM
Can the Xi-Trump summit prevent a new Cold War?
As global tensions deepen, Donald Trump’s China visit tests whether rivalry can give way to strategic cooperation.
14 May 2026, 12:02 PM
What Trump-Xi summit means for Bangladesh
As Trump and Xi reshape global rivalry, Bangladesh faces new economic risks, strategic pressures, and industrial opportunities.
13 May 2026, 14:19 PM