Politics

For decades, Chile looked at itself in the mirror with complacency. We told ourselves we weren’t a corrupt country. The highest authorities of the State didn’t enrich themselves while in office, and there was no widespread corruption in the administrative…

by Sabrina Khan (Dhaka Bureau) In view of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, security measures are being intensified across all land and air ports in Bangladesh. Necessary steps have already been initiated in this regard. Following the recommendations of…

(Moscow Bureau) – By rotational procedures and consensus adopted in Brazil in December, India has taken over the BRICS+ presidency for 2026, underscoring its highly-enriching membership and gracious opportunity to deepen the intergovernmental association as a leading geopolitical force in the Global…

On the eve of the 2026 General Elections, a hashtag has taken over social media and moved from the digital realm to the streets: #NotForThesePeople. By Melissa Rubio The slogan originated as a wake-up call from commentators and digital collectives:…

International interest in Balochistan’s mining sector is once again in the spotlight. According to the Chief Secretary of Balochistan, Shakeel Qadir Khan, global attention is no longer limited to the massive Reko Diq copper-gold project. Companies from the United States…

On Friday, 19 December 2025, an investigation was opened at the Paris court against the state of Niger on charges of illegally selling quantities of uranium from the Arlit mine in northern Niger. The Arlit site was managed for years…

by GM Forhadul Mojumdar (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman’s return to his homeland is no ordinary homecoming; it marks the beginning of a new chapter in the political history of Bangladesh. This is a return that robs the ruling elite of…

The US and Its Terrorist Partners In the top portion of the image included with this article, General and former CIA Director David Petraeus, who’s been one of the spearheads of the US “War on Terror” that began in 2002,…

by Maruf Ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has returned home to a royal reception. After living in exile for nearly 17 years, he returned to Bangladesh on December 25. He…

Bangladesh, which recently witnessed turmoil following the demise of a young radical leader, Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, amid anti-India rhetoric, now gradually returns to normalcy, as the South Asian nation also prepares for its next general election scheduled for 12…