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How ISI mules engineered the political isolation of Sheikh Hasina and pushed Awami League toward extinction

Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- As Bangladesh marches toward its February 12 general elections amid unprecedented political disarray, the Awami League – once the countrys most formidable political force ... Read More


Modeling agencies, trafficking, and elite connections between Epstein and Ukraine

Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- The Epstein files are still rocking Western and European elite. While much is being made by Western press about Russian women victims, one should also take a look at Ukraine: th... Read More


Ports, power, and the perils of an interim mandate

Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- 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 Zone Corporation (PCFC), se... Read More


Is Anwar Ibrahims ‘zero tolerance to terrorism real?

Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- In a significant development, during their recent meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modis and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed to strengthen ... Read More


Zelensky wants to ‘export weapons!

Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- Apparently, the Kiev regime, which is itself heavily dependent on foreign military aid, is now planning to export weapons. The illegitimate president Vladimir Zelensky recently ... Read More


How US-made .50-caliber rounds became a force multiplier for Mexican drug syndicates

Bangladesh, Feb. 9 -- For more than a decade, Mexicos war against powerful drug cartels has been defined by imbalance. On one side stand state and municipal police forces – often underfunded, po... Read More


Kenya–China zero-tariff deal signals a strategic shift in Africas global trade alignment

Bangladesh, Feb. 9 -- Kenyas newly signed preliminary bilateral trade agreement with China, granting zero-duty market access to 98.2 percent of Kenyan exports, marks more than a commercial breakthroug... Read More


Hong Kong court sentences media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under national security law

Bangladesh, Feb. 9 -- A Hong Kong court on February 9 sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison under the citys sweeping national security law, delivering one of the harshes... Read More


Joys reckless inheritance and his manufactured chaos for the Awami League

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- There is a recurring lesson in political history, one that parties learn too late and nations pay for dearly: dynasties rot faster than institutions. When power becomes inheritan... Read More


Trumps Middle East strategy and the return of great power realism

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Theres something almost quaintly anachronistic about trying to pin down Donald Trumps foreign policy in formal strategy documents. Its like attempting to capture lightning in a b... Read More