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Polls Open Today in Long-Awaited Election: A Major Test for Post-Hasina Democracy
The nation is set to participate in the much-anticipated 13th National Parliamentary Election today, amidst a festive atmosphere. This marks Bangladesh’s first democratic exercise since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. Today, Thursday, nearly 130 million voters are exercising…
Siayan Leaders and Communities Join Forces to Tackle Poverty
Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte – Friends of Saint Mary MacKillop, Inc. (FSMMI), a Philippine-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering marginalized children and youth, has officially launched Phase 1 of its Zero Poverty PH 2030 program in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte. As…
Bridge in dispute: Trump threatens to block the new connection between Michigan and Ontario
The White House warning that it could halt or condition the new binational bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario deepens the deterioration of relations between the United States and Canada. In a corridor through which nearly a quarter of bilateral trade…
Nigeria Bleeding: Oil, Massacres and the Architecture of a Useful Violence
In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme…
Cuba under siege: famine induced and planned by Washington
The intensification of the economic, financial and energy siege against Cuba — reaffirmed and expanded under the current U.S. administration — is producing a severe supply crisis and widespread blackouts that various analysts describe as an induced famine. After more…
Kidlat Tahimik feted in MET Gallery’s first National Artist exhibit for 2026
In celebration of National Arts Month 2026, the Metropolitan Theater (MET), in collaboration with the Order of National Artists (ONA), presents “Portraits of a National Artist as Kultur Warrior,” featuring works inspired by and dedicated to National Artist Kidlat Tahimik.…
Trump halts environmental policies: The danger of brutal ignorance in power
The White House announces the revocation of the scientific finding that for more than fifteen years underpinned federal climate regulation in the United States. The decision dismantles the legal framework of national policy against global warming and reopens a debate…
When love breaks into the spectacle
On the most heavily guarded stage of U.S. symbolic power, a legitimate voice turned entertainment into a political act and confronted hatred with collective dignity. It was not just the Super Bowl. That ultimate altar of spectacle—designed to say nothing…
Bangladesh Goes to the Polls on 12 February, Ousted Hasina’s Awami League Absent
Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of over 170 million people, goes for a general election on 12 February 2026 to elect its 13th Jatiya Sansad in Dhaka. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission, 12,77,11,895 electorates are altogether eligible to vote, of…
The $18 Billion Handshake: US and Bangladesh Seal Landmark Reciprocal Trade Deal
by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) In a move set to redraw the economic map of South Asia, the United States and Bangladesh have signed a comprehensive Reciprocal Trade Agreement, signaling a ‘new era’ of bilateral cooperation that moves beyond…
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