We must distinguish between corrosive and constructive capital
Money moves more quickly than ever in the modern world. However, not all money is what it seems or claims to be. While some subtly advance hidden interests and undermine accountability, others create opportunity, institutions, and trust.
13 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Journalists cannot be safe if power remains unaccountable
Several journalists have been killed in the last two years alone.
2 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Journalism in Bangladesh is still fighting for its voice
A year after the uprising, Bangladeshi media is still under political, institutional and psychological pressure.
13 August 2025, 02:00 AM
After July: A fragile transition, a nation in waiting
Hope for change, rebirth, and the restoration of the republic remains weakened after a year.
2 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma
When evaluating India's current position, it is essential to consider broader geopolitical developments.
2 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Trump, trade wars, tariffs, and a new world order
The US president's overarching policies regarding trade and foreign affairs has not altered since his first term.
19 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Is the pendulum swinging too fast between left, centre and right?
With the fall of the autocratic Awami League regime, our differences have once again surfaced.
6 February 2025, 02:00 AM
Beyond the war of ideals: Bangladesh must be governed with pragmatism
What Bangladesh needs right now is justice and a path to healing.
6 December 2024, 03:00 AM
What’s our priority in the Indo-Pacific Outlook?
A primary analysis of the outlook confirms the various speculations that Bangladesh would not be tilting West and would remain adamant about its foreign policy ideal of non-alignment.
9 May 2023, 17:00 PM
So long as DSA exists, free and fair elections are impossible
Whether or not Bangladesh can salvage its image as a democracy will entirely depend on how the next election is conducted.
27 April 2023, 17:00 PM
Can the US Eagle Fly to Bangladesh?
In the landscape of world power rivalries, Bangladesh has somehow found itself in a dangerous and opportune position.
18 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Infrastructure diplomacy in the context of South Asia and Bangladesh
For a developing country, geopolitics is almost always a losing game.
2 January 2023, 14:00 PM
Gagging young voices: The unreasonable nature of our digital laws
As it stands now, any person whom law enforcement authorities deem to have breached the DSA will be arrested without a warrant.
4 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Peace, stability in the Taiwan Strait balanced on a razor’s edge
Why would the US, which has spent so much time and effort creating this intricate strategic ambiguity, suddenly become so unambiguous in its support for Taiwan?
2 September 2022, 17:30 PM
Don’t normalise living in fear
Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.
12 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities
Born during the height of the Cold War, Bangladesh is a nation state that is uniquely embroiled in the machinations of geopolitics.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM