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Food prices in Iran tripled over the past four years – Iranian rial has lost three-quarters of its value

Bangladesh, Oct. 10 -- While the latest official figures and data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show a dramatic decline in meat and dairy consumption in Iran over the... Read More


Timorese institutions being bought by organized crime

Bangladesh, Oct. 10 -- As Timor-Leste is about to join ASEAN regional block later this month, a senior official with oversight over the national intelligence agency has gone public with explosive clai... Read More


October 7 – the day of infamy

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Over the last two years, writers have struggled with the best way to identify what Hamas did in Israel on October 7, 2023. In my own writing, I have used the words “attack,... Read More


Houthi expansion into Sudan threatens a wider conflict

Bangladesh, Oct. 3 -- Iran now apparently facilitates the Houthi expansion into Sudan as the Islamic Republic renews relations with Abdel Fattah al-Burhans own Sudanese Armed Forces – writes Fer... Read More


Ali Khameneis strategy is nothing less than a gamble

Bangladesh, Oct. 3 -- Under these conditions, the immediate and maximum use of diplomatic capacity to prevent a global consensus against Iran is an unavoidable necessity – writes Mardo Soghom I... Read More


Italy trapped in extradition of notorious Turkish mobster

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Italys headline arrest of Turkish crime boss Barış (also known as Boris) Boyun and its attempt to return him to his native country has hit the nations toughest legal ... Read More


Pakistani ISI and Turkish Islamists building alliance to sabotage India

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- In the future, Turkeys and Pakistans strong footholds in Bangladesh could harm Indias national security – writes Abhinav Pandya Bangladesh, Indias northeastern neighbor ... Read More


New Delhis decision smacks of ignorance or appeasement of Qatars funding of Islamist charities and religious organizations in India

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- Qatars inroads among Indias bureaucratic and political elites cannot be ignored, especially considering Dohas history of influence campaigns through financial incentives to thi... Read More


The Balochistan killings expose a fault line at the heart of Pakistans justice system

Bangladesh, Sept. 28 -- In Balochistan, women are murdered for love, disappeared for protest, and buried under layers of tribal authority – writes Alshufa Imam For decades, Balochistan has stoo... Read More


A web of traffickers used Turkey as a strategic hub to channel heroin into European markets

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- A belated investigation by Turkish authorities into a sprawling drug trafficking syndicate stretching from Iran to Western Europe has exposed how an Iranian trafficker acquired... Read More