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International
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has now killed more than 450 people. If you had not heard, you are not alone — and that is exactly the problem. By the end of June, the Democratic Republic of the Congo had confirmed 1,460 cases of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, with 452 deaths. The […]
4 months agoNews
The US-Iran talks in Doha have produced something rare in this conflict: a reason for cautious hope. Negotiators from Washington and Tehran met separately this week with Qatari and Pakistani mediators in the Qatari capital. Both sides, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry, made “positive progress” and agreed to keep talking. Vice President JD Vance said […]
4 months agoNews
President Lee Jae-myung calls it a "great leap forward." Critics call it regional politics with a trillion-dollar price tag. Either way, South Korea just placed the biggest technology bet in its history.
4 months agoAnalysis
The World Bank’s $1.1bn emergency financing for Bangladesh highlights rising pressure on food, fuel, fertilizer, reserves and vulnerable households.
4 months agoHumanism
India should be careful before lecturing Bangladesh about minorities. Not because Bangladesh is perfect. It is not. Bangladesh has real problems. Hindu communities, Buddhist communities, Christian communities, Indigenous groups, atheists, secular writers and other vulnerable citizens must be protected with seriousness. Any attack on a minority citizen in Bangladesh is a failure of the state […]
4 months agoBangladesh
Bangladesh’s growing relationship with China is not betrayal. It is sovereign foreign policy. India must stop treating Dhaka’s choices as a threat to its regional ego.
4 months agoBangladesh
Bangladesh’s growing China ties are drawing India’s attention, but Dhaka’s real challenge is to secure trade, infrastructure and Teesta benefits without becoming dependent on either side.
4 months agoAnalysis
A man was stabbed to death during a Tazia procession in Old Dhaka’s Banglabazar area, raising urgent questions about crowd safety, policing and public-event security.
4 months agoAnalysis
Bangladesh is waiting for the UAE’s response on former IGP Benazir Ahmed’s repatriation, turning the case into a major test of justice, accountability and state credibility.
4 months agoAnalysis
Bangladesh is facing a public-health warning that should make the whole country stop and listen. Four more children have died in 24 hours with suspected measles symptoms, pushing the suspected death toll since mid-March to 609, according to health authority figures reported by local media. During the same period, more than 100 new cases were […]
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