Bangladesh-China relations: Strategy, trade, and security
Dr. Nasim Ahmed : The global geopolitical landscape is experiencing significant changes. China’s emergence as a major strategic and economic power has altered regional power...
Editorial
Bangladesh’s NDA with the United States: Secrecy, Sovereignty, and Economic Risk
Prof. Dr. Zahurul Alam : Recently, reports emerged that the Bangladeshi interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with...
The interim government’s tenure nears end with inflation unchecked
When the interim government took office, the country’s inflation rate was in the double digits. Therefore, the government’s initial challenge was to rein in...
How Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting Voter Perception
H. M. Nazmul Alam : In the run-up to Bangladesh’s next national election, a new battlefront has emerged long before voters queue at ballot...
Will the election manifesto promises be fulfilled?
Ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections, several parties including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have issued election manifestos. In those manifestos, an attempt has been made...
The Silent Cry of Farmers in Northern Bangladesh: Who Will Listen?
Md. Aktarul Islam : In my childhood, I read a poem that said, “The greatest of all saints is the farmer of my land—the...
“Brother before the vote, who are you after winning?”
Juthika Mitra (Laboni) : Elections or voting are an inevitable part of any democratic or constitutional state, through which people directly or indirectly elect...
Let Bangladesh, Japan EPA ink as a historic trade diplomacy
Japan is Bangladesh’s most trusted friend and the largest development partner of any single country. That country has once again demonstrated genuine friendship with Bangladesh...
The Need to Secure Global Support for Resolving the Kashmir Issue
Sarah Kainat : The Jammu and Kashmir dispute is a festering wound in the history of the subcontinent that emerged immediately after the partition...
Adequate steps needed to control the law and order challenges in elections
There are only four days left for voting in the 13th National Parliamentary election. The election campaign will end by 7:30 am on February 10....
Sovereignty with Responsibility: Defending Governance, Rights, and Democracy
Prof. Dr. Zahurul Alam : The global retreat of democracy, the erosion of human rights, and the weakening of governance institutions have emerged as...
Painful images of law and order and human rights situation must improve
The picture of the law and order and human rights situation in the country during the tenure of the interim government that took office after...