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When ‘friendship turns fraught: The EU, Hungary, and the Druzhba pipeline crisis

Bangladesh, Feb. 26 -- The Druzhba oil pipeline, whose very name evokes the ideal of friendship, is now proving that names can lie. Once a symbol of cross-border energy cooperation, the pipeline is to... Read More


Indias Su-30MKI upgrade and the Su-57 temptation: Strategic autonomy at a crossroads

Bangladesh, Feb. 25 -- Indias reported push to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft-while advancing talks with Moscow over the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57-marks more than a routine moderniz... Read More


Eurojust operation dismantles Ukrainian crypto scam call center exploiting European victims

Bangladesh, Feb. 24 -- A coordinated law enforcement operation supported by Eurojust has dismantled a fraudulent cryptocurrency call center in Ukraine, underscoring both the scale of cross-border fina... Read More


US applauds Mexico after death of ‘El Mencho in major anti-cartel operation

Bangladesh, Feb. 23 -- The United States has hailed Mexicos security forces following the death of one of the countrys most powerful and feared drug traffickers, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely kno... Read More


Kyiv prosecutors family assets under scrutiny after investigation links mother to $1 million property portfolio

Bangladesh, Feb. 22 -- An investigation by Ukrainian outlet Hromadske has raised serious questions about the source of funds behind more than $1 million in real estate assets registered to the 74-year... Read More


Cambodia deports over 48,000 in expanding crackdown on online scam networks

Bangladesh, Feb. 20 -- Cambodia has deported more than 48,000 foreign nationals accused of involvement in online scam operations since August 2023, marking one of the most extensive enforcement campai... Read More


Bill Gates withdraws from India AI summit amid renewed scrutiny over Epstein files

Bangladesh, Feb. 19 -- In a development that stirred political debate and media scrutiny across India, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has withdrawn from delivering a keynote address at the AI Impact ... Read More


Salvaging Gono Bhaban from becoming a mortuary

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- Theres a peculiar irony in watching revolutionaries (self-styled or otherwise) commit the very sins they ostensibly rose to combat. Throughout history, from the French Terror to... Read More


Russias Election Commission observer applauds keen voter interest

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- February 11-12 delegation of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (CEC), headed by Commissioner Pavel Andreev visited Dhaka to participate in the internatio... Read More


Ziaur Rahman and the unfinished dream of Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Feb. 14 -- Among the architects of nations, history draws a sharp line between two species of leader. On one side stand those fortunate inheritors who receive functioning governments like ... Read More