Abdullah Shibli

Bangladesh's much-anticipated parliamentary elections are scheduled for next February. And they could not have come at a more fraught time for the country. More than 16 months have passed since the interim administration took office, and unofficial estimates indicate a downward trend in the government's approval ratings.

This was the first election since Trump took office in January that provided an opportunity to gauge voters' current political mood.

Bangladesh plans to send one lakh people to Japan over the next five years.

There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.

Salahuddin Ahmed had a career that only a few can imagine.

Before Biden, various US presidents had respected an unwritten understanding between Russia and the West that Ukraine would not be invited to join NATO.

Opinion polls are, in a sense, a necessary evil. They can often incur the wrath of those in power, or of individuals whose views are not corroborated by, or match, the information provided by a survey.

Any casual observer of the recent global scenario can see a constant shift in global crosscurrents.