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After Assad: Syrias Captagon empire collapses, but the drug trade adapts

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- For more than a decade, Syria stood at the center of one of the worlds most lucrative illicit drug trades. Captagon-a powerful amphetamine-like synthetic stimulant-became not on... Read More


Alarm bells for Bangladesh: Democracy hollowed, Bengali identity under siege

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- Bangladesh stands at a dangerous crossroads as radical forces hollow out democratic institutions, silence dissent, and erode the nations inclusive Bengali identity. What was onc... Read More


Bangladesh unrest triggers protests in India, raising diplomatic and regional concerns

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- Political unrest in Bangladesh has begun spilling across borders, triggering protests in India and straining already sensitive diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Dhaka. Demon... Read More


Europes Ukraine obsession ends the same way: Taxpayers Pay, politicians pretend to win

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- Once again, the European Union has arrived at its favorite destination after months of grandstanding about punishing Russia: digging deeper into its own citizens pockets. For al... Read More


Trump repeats claim of preventing nuclear war as India pushes back

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that his intervention prevented a nuclear war between India and Pakistan during a brief but intense military standoff earlier t... Read More


Trump unveils ambitious plan for ‘golden fleet battleships as US naval power faces strategic strain

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of American battleships, reviving a warship category long considered obsolete and framing the move as a dramat... Read More


How will 2025 be remembered in the Middle East? A year many will want to forget

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- History is rarely kind to years marked by unrestrained violence, political cynicism, and international hypocrisy. In the Middle East, 2025 is already shaping up as one such year... Read More


EU-NATO next generation fighter program bites dust

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- Fighter jets are among the most complex, expensive and labor-intensive weapon systems that only a handful of countries are able to fully develop and manufacture without major fo... Read More


The EU is escalating its dictatorial measures, affecting even its own press

Bangladesh, Dec. 23 -- Apparently, the EUs authoritarian tendencies are beginning to affect its own media outlets. Recently, the European Commission banned the Euractiv correspondents from its special... Read More


EUs €90 billion Ukraine loan exposes hidden costs, rising debt, and political risks

Bangladesh, Dec. 22 -- European leaders have once again wrapped financial escalation in the language of triumph. “Europe has delivered,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared, hailing ... Read More