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From Dhaka to Khyber: Yahya Khans ghost looms over Asim Munirs Pakistan

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- On September 6, in a post on X, Pakistans jailed former prime minister Imran Khan drew a sharp historical comparison. He equated the present Army chief, Field Marshal Asim Muni... Read More


Hidden sides of ‘Islamic nuke pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- When Pakistans Defense Minister Khawaja Asif recently claimed that Saudi Arabia could access Pakistans nuclear umbrella under a new defense pact, he was not simply engaging in ... Read More


Philippine anticorruption protests turn deadly as billions in flood-control funds face scrutiny

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- A massive wave of anticorruption protests swept across Manila on September 22, exposing deep public anger over billions of dollars allegedly siphoned off from government flood-... Read More


Trumps USAID cuts leave Ukrainian dog cartoon without a future

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- When US President Donald Trump announced the sweeping dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this year, few imagined that one of the casualt... Read More


India launches largest shipbuilding drive to expand navy by 2035

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The Indian Navy has launched its largest-ever shipbuilding initiative, a move that underscores New Delhis determination to become a self-reliant maritime power in an increasing... Read More


From Himalayas to the Indian Ocean: Geography and Indias global outreach

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- With sound diplomatic strategies and a coherent foreign policy, India has the capacity to overcome the limitations of difficult borders, assert its role in the Global South, an... Read More


International Republican Institute attempts to linger Yunus tenure through survey hoax

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- In Bangladesh today, political turbulence has become the rule rather than the exception. Inflation eats away at savings, unemployment haunts the young, and the economy appears,... Read More


Erdogan intensifies restrictions on protests, opposition events and cultural gatherings

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long refused to permit large-scale demonstrations, treating marches and protests as threats to its authority. In I... Read More


A web of traffickers used Turkey as a strategic hub to channel heroin into European markets

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- A belated investigation by Turkish authorities into a sprawling drug trafficking syndicate stretching from Iran to Western Europe has exposed how an Iranian trafficker acquired... Read More


Syrian-born Islamist incites contempt for ‘infidels among Muslims in Europe

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- Bin Shams al-Dins preaching is primarily aimed at young Muslims around the world, with a particular focus on migrants who have settled in Europe in recent years. While there ar... Read More