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For a long time, Algerian identity has been presented through a narrow and selective lens. Many Algerians were taught, directly or indirectly, that their origins were mainly Arab, as if the country’s history began only with the arrival of Arab-speaking…

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…

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.…

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…

The discursive and political backing from influential sectors in the United States for far-right forces in Germany forms part of a broader process of international legitimation of ethnonationalist projects. In the German case, the normalization of the AfD and the…

Since Oct. 26, 2025, about two dozen monks from have been on a pilgrimage, dubbed Walk for Peace, to spread a message of peace throughout the United States.  Starting in Fort Worth, Texas and headed to the White House, the…

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, 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 rapid rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital technologies has been celebrated as the dawn of a new era of human progress. From automated industries to smart governance, from predictive algorithms to global digital connectivity, technology promises efficiency, convenience,…

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…