Trump’s new Hormuz gamble: Will Iran back down?
15 July 2026, 18:26 PM
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Why the Rohingya crisis needs a new political imagination
15 July 2026, 15:03 PM
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Why does Israel target Palestinian children?
14 July 2026, 13:46 PM
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After 1,000 days of war, why peace in Gaza remains out of reach
13 July 2026, 13:07 PM
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How Bangladesh should respond to China’s proposed corridor
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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The future of Bangladesh–France strategic relations
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Who benefits from renewed US-Iran hostilities?
9 July 2026, 14:21 PM
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Can India and Pakistan still make peace?
7 July 2026, 15:24 PM
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Why Israel has more to fear from US-Iran peace than war
6 July 2026, 16:08 PM
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America at 250 and Bangladesh’s strategic moment
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Ranking the 5 ‘dirtiest’ elections in Pakistan history
Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the unfairest of them all?
8 February 2024, 06:00 AM
The US should deal with Iran politically and diplomatically, not militarily
The Arab states in the region do not favour the US escalation of force in the region.
8 February 2024, 00:00 AM
For crisis-hit Pakistan, elections may not lead to a meaningful alternative
Pakistan is increasingly becoming the working-class backyard of international capital.
7 February 2024, 15:00 PM
Pakistan elections 2024: Widespread exclusion of the Trans community
On polling day, trans people fear having difficulties accessing polling booths due to discrimination.
7 February 2024, 10:30 AM
Pakistan elections 2024: Recurring rigging
Pakistan is following behind within South Asia, especially Bangladesh.
6 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Trump’s impunity and the Republican Party meltdown
Trump is more a symptom rather than the cause of the current political crisis in the US.
5 February 2024, 15:00 PM
What does President Biden's letter to PM Hasina mean?
US-Bangladesh relations didn't need to be normalised.
5 February 2024, 13:00 PM
We see you, Joe
What’s the point of sanctioning the sideshow while actively aiding the main show to go on?
5 February 2024, 01:00 AM
The conviction of Imran Khan and after
Khan has been accused of using a diplomatic document for his political objectives and misplacing the secret communication.
1 February 2024, 10:00 AM
Can the Labour Party salvage the UK’s diminishing global relevance?
The Conservative and Labour Party both seem to echo a similar rhetoric when it comes to their foreign policy.
31 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Making sense of the Pakistan-Iran stand-off
Could Pakistan have done without a kinetic response?
30 January 2024, 11:00 AM
Iran-Pakistan tensions: Mending fences
Pakistan and Iran have managed to handle a potentially explosive crisis.
30 January 2024, 09:00 AM
The international contradictions of asymmetrical warfare in Yemen
Understanding Yemen's history allows us to understand the recent strikes by the US and the UK.
30 January 2024, 03:00 AM
ICJ ruling puts current global order on trial
The main question now is to what extent the ICJ order will create pressure on Israel’s allies.
29 January 2024, 13:00 PM
Geopolitical implications of the brewing tension in the Red Sea
The historical Shia-Sunni rift gives another dimension to the tension in the Middle East.
26 January 2024, 05:00 AM
Belligerents or criminals? Terrorism in a world without peaceful redress
Hamas’ terrorism pale in comparison to 23,000 (and counting) Gazans killed by the Israeli military, more than half women and children.
25 January 2024, 10:00 AM
Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention cases
It is very likely that Bangladesh will not be allowed to intervene.
24 January 2024, 14:00 PM
The future of India-Maldives relations
The Maldives cannot afford to overlook India entirely.
23 January 2024, 01:00 AM
‘The US and West must stop their misadventures in the Middle East’
Arab Parliament President Adel Al Asoomi in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
22 January 2024, 15:30 PM
Top 10 Economies to watch in 2024
China is too big to stay weak too long.
18 January 2024, 10:00 AM