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Democrats need a concrete governing agenda

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Since Trump reassumed the presidency, the rank and file of the Democrats have been busy criticizing, for good reason, Trumps unhinged exercise of power. Given Trumps onslaught on... Read More


Ukrainian Parliament may soon lack the minimum quorum to continue functioning

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Apparently, the political crisis in Ukraine is becoming intolerable for a large part of the local politicians. In a recent statement, a Ukrainian Member of Parliament (MP) stated... Read More


US-controlled ATACMS deployed near Chinas mainland

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Mere days after the US-backed government in Taipei launched the so-called Joint Firepower Coordination Center (JFCC), defined as “an enhanced firepower coordination effort ... Read More


Cloning babies, Ukraine labs, and Epstein

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Among the many revelations brought by the Epstein files recently released, one has been overlooked, if not almost entirely ignored. Buried amid many sordid sex-trafficking messag... Read More


Sheikh Hasinas political exit pushes Awami League toward self-destruction

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- History is rarely kind to political parties that confuse dynasty with leadership, inheritance with legitimacy, and silence with strategy. Bangladeshs oldest political party, Awam... Read More


Bangladeshs February 12 election at the edge of crisis

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- 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 no exception. What is diffe... Read More


Irans weapon-ferrying sinking ships

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- As at the time of writing, representatives from the Trump Administration and the Iranian Foreign Ministry are meeting in Oman to deter US forces from bombing and, or invading Ira... Read More


How the Muscat talks exposed Tehrans diplomatic fraud

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- In the history of diplomacy, there is a unique type of negotiation where the goal is the conversation itself rather than the agreement. The talks held recently in Muscat belong t... Read More


The dangerous illusion of Trumps economic triumph

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- There is a familiar pathology in political decline: leaders begin narrating reality rather than engaging it. Richard Nixon reached that stage when he started invoking “the ... Read More


Philippines has a crucial role in Indo-Pacific

Bangladesh, Feb. 6 -- In his historic address to Indian Parliament way back in August 2007, the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed the two regions around the Indian and Pacific Oceans sh... Read More