Russia Ukrain War
Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
Poll shows 57% of Ukrainians favour holding elections only after the fighting ends
23 August 2026
Man from Moulvibazar killed in Ukrainian drone strike in Russia, family says
He may have been killed about a week ago; body yet to be repatriated
21 April 2026
Realism isn’t dead in global politics, it just isn’t tweetable
In 2025, countries compete more than they cooperate.
7 August 2025
Putin’s interview and the West’s extraordinary outrage
The media’s job to interview geopolitical adversaries.
13 February 2024
Has the ‘polycrisis’ overwhelmed us?
Just as social media competes for individuals’ attention, so do global crises.
28 January 2024
The West versus the Rest
The West has now pushed Russia, the largest country by geographical size, to provide food, energy and fertilisers to the Rest.
31 January 2023
Volatile energy could become the norm for garment makers
Global energy challenges are continuing to impact Bangladesh's garment industry.
2 October 2022
Ukraine Defence Ministry uses anime reference while highlighting Russian war losses
Ukrainian MoD drops Chainsaw Man and One Piece references.
30 September 2022
Ukrainian kids resume playing football in bomb-ravaged stadium
Ukrainian children have started playing football again in a bombed-out stadium outside Kyiv, a much-needed distraction after more than four months of war.
7 July 2022
Has dominance via hard power run its course?
War games bring financial benefits to arms-makers and peddlers.
11 May 2022
Hadisur’s body now in Istanbul, to reach Dhaka tomorrow
The body of Hadisur Rahman, third engineer of the Bangladeshi ship “Banglar Samriddhi”, who was killed in a rocket attack at a Ukraine port on March 3, is now in Turkey’s Istanbul and is set to reach Dhaka tomorrow afternoon (March 14).
13 March 2022