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A UAE-based mafia boss continues to shake Turkey

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- A fresh wave of mafia-style shootings in Turkey has once again cast a spotlight on fugitive crime boss Sedat Peker, who has been living abroad for several years. Despite being t... Read More


For India, engaging with BNP is necessary

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often spoken of building “people-to-people” bridges with Bangladesh. It is a noble phrase. But diplomacy, like politics, eventually ... Read More


Trump is intent on hijacking the midterm election

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- Terrified by the likelihood of losing the Republican majority in the House and facing the prospect of impeachment, Trump is determined to steal the midterm election by any means... Read More


Bangladeshs new political landscape: BNPs return and regional implications

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- Recently, elections were held in Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory. The vote was highly significant, coming after the July 2024 uprising... Read More


Brazil-Russia nuclear dialogue tests Washingtons grip on hemisphere

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- Brazil and Russia have just signed a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Such declaration emerged from renewed bilateral talks coveri... Read More


Blitz is not just a newspaper; it is a global opinion-maker

Bangladesh, Feb. 16 -- There are newspapers, and then there are institutions. The former report events; the latter shape how those events are understood. Blitz belongs to the second category. To call... Read More


Shadow games in Moscow: Turkish MIT and Pakistani ISIs covert espionage operations on Russian soil

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- In the hushed corridors of diplomacy – where protocol, politeness and strategic smiles usually prevail – a far darker game appears to be unfolding in Moscow. Behind ... Read More


Turkey accused of naturalizing fugitives despite INTERPOL flags

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- An official response to a parliamentary inquiry has reignited debate over Turkeys controversial citizenship policies, revealing that foreign nationals with serious criminal alle... Read More


Top five challenges for the BNP government

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- Politics, if it is to mean anything at all, must eventually confront reality. Campaign slogans dissolve quickly in the acid of governance. Electoral mandates are not trophies; t... Read More


Salvaging Gono Bhaban from becoming a mortuary

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- Theres a peculiar irony in watching revolutionaries (self-styled or otherwise) commit the very sins they ostensibly rose to combat. Throughout history, from the French Terror to... Read More