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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 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 latest China outreach is not just another diplomatic visit. It is a message. Dhaka is telling the region that it will not sit quietly while its rivers, jobs and economic future remain trapped in delay. It wants investment. It wants employment opportunities. It wants movement on Teesta. And, most importantly, it wants more room […]
4 months agoBangladesh
Bangladesh is not anyone’s backyard. It is not a province. It is not a satellite state. It is not a political playground for defeated leaders, foreign strategists or propaganda factories. Bangladesh is a sovereign country, born through blood, language, sacrifice and the courage of ordinary people. No foreign media network, no religious propaganda machine and […]
4 months agoInternational
China has defended its rapid rise in advanced technology, rejecting claims that government subsidies alone are behind its growing strength in artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, quantum computing and semiconductors. The debate is becoming one of the most important economic and political questions of the modern world. Technology is no longer only about business. It is […]
4 months agoInternational
The UK’s climate watchdog has warned that delays in clean energy investment could keep household bills high, urging faster electrification and stronger support for the net zero transition.
4 months agoOpinion
Public trust online is becoming fragile. Every day, people scroll through social media feeds filled with news, opinions, videos, screenshots, rumours, AI-generated images, emotional headlines, and arguments from strangers. Some of it is true. Some of it is misleading. Some of it is completely false. The problem is not only that misinformation exists. The deeper […]
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