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100 Days of BNP Government: Not A Verdict, But A Possibility
The rule of any government is difficult to judge within 100 days, but it is enough time to observe and learn about the instincts of the…
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Bangladesh’s Post-Uprising Election and the Struggle for Strategic Space
The February 2026 parliamentary election in Bangladesh is the first truly important political event after the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina-led system amid massive public protests…
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The First 100 Days of Tarique Rahman: Reinvention or Redemption?
The usual way to measure a government's performance in its first 100 days of office combines statistical data and political headlines. However, in Bangladesh, politics is…
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Global Crises on the Artist’s Stage: Glamour, Silence, and Moral Responsibility
Award ceremonies and major cultural events are usually seen as spaces of glamour, achievement, and entertainment. Artists receive awards, audiences applaud, and cameras capture the elegance…
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Myanmar Massacre Reveals New Rohingya Nightmare
For years, the Rohingya crisis has been understood through one central lens: The Myanmar military committed genocide against a stateless Muslim minority and drove more than…
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Iran as Vietnam, Ukraine as Korea
It has taken the Trump administration just two months to race through all five years of the Johnson administration’s Vietnam policy: entry, escalation, frustrated stalemate, and…
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The Energy Crisis is Becoming A Currency Crisis
Have a look at a list of the worst-performing currencies since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran and a striking but unsurprising…
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Democracy Dies With Dashboard Populism
The performative pomposity of Prime Minister Balendra Shah is irritatingly perplexing. For reasons not difficult to infer, he prefers digital monologues over institutional dialogue. Since being…
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Truce Holds A Year After Brief Indo-Pak War, Conflict Continues
A year has passed since conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, briefly raising fears of an all-out war between the two nuclear powers. While violent…
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Development Trapped in Delay
OVER the past two decades, infrastructure construction in Bangladesh has been used as a key instrument of economic transformation. Expressways, bridges, railroads, subway networks, thermal power…
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From Scotland to Wales: A Shift Beyond Two-Party Politics
The elections held across England, Scotland and Wales on 7 May 2026 marked a significant juncture in the United Kingdom’s political landscape. The votes took place…
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BJP’s Bengal Breakthrough and the Uneven Future of Indian Democracy
On May 04, 2026 held elections in five Indian states and the results shocked everyone. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now become the single dominant party…