Myanmar’s Kachin State: The new geopolitical flashpoint in China’s backyard
The timing could hardly be worse for China. Beijing has spent billions building oil and gas pipelines from Myanmar’s ports to mitigate the risk of shipping through the Malacca Strait.
21 September 2025, 05:00 AM
The 'six tigers' that drive China's AI geopolitics
China's four dragons—Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance—play a vital role in nurturing the AI startup ecosystem.
19 August 2025, 07:40 AM
How the Liangzhu model is challenging Silicon Valley’s AI dominance
The Liangzhu model benefits from coordinated support from both large corporations and the government.
29 July 2025, 05:00 AM
How Iran's authoritarian rule became its greatest vulnerability
The regime's brutality towards its people has created a reservoir of resentment that foreign powers can exploit.
18 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Operation Rising Lion and its wider fallout in Israel-Iran conflict
The operation revealed Israel’s strategic shift from traditional methods to a new era of advanced, tech-based intelligence warfare.
2 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025, 10:30 AM
China’s bold move to bypass Western tech dominance
Washington’s continued restrictions on exporting chip technology to Beijing may soon prove futile.
13 April 2025, 06:00 AM
Dhaka's traffic through a visitor's eyes
Slowness aside, what baffled her most was the complete unpredictability of Dhaka's vehicular movement.
6 April 2025, 07:00 AM
US election outcome’s likely impact on the Russia-Ukraine war
The endgame of the Ukraine war remains uncertain with US policy likely to be influenced by the outcome of the US election.
5 November 2024, 04:00 AM
How the US election impacts the US-China tech war
The Washington-Beijing tech war is not just a bilateral issue; it affects the entire world.
3 November 2024, 05:00 AM
Tehran’s latest move will only help ‘Bibi’ continue his murder spree
Gazans remain collateral damage
18 April 2024, 03:00 AM
Whose interest is Hamas serving?
During his 14-year rule over the past 15 years, Netanyahu did everything possible to keep Hamas in power in Gaza.
25 February 2024, 16:00 PM
Death, destruction, and misery mean nothing to the merchants of war
How many more deaths will satisfy the war merchants’ thirst for profit?
26 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh’s tragic project implementation record
There are numerous projects which are suffering chronic delays and cost escalations, jeopardising Bangladesh's odyssey to becoming a developed nation.
12 October 2023, 01:39 AM
Who is winning the Beijing-Washington tech war?
One crucial aim of the Washington-led tech war is preventing Beijing from making advanced chips by blocking technology from the West
26 September 2023, 02:00 AM
What does Bangladesh’s space research organisation really do?
Bangladesh’s Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) came under scathing criticism from netizens.
20 September 2023, 13:00 PM
Dear marketing gurus, don’t take consumers for idiots
Increasingly, making false claims and presenting distorted facts have become a trend to increase sales.
9 September 2023, 03:00 AM
The Moon is hot again, but why?
After so many years, why has the Moon landing become so cool again? The simple answer is: water.
5 September 2023, 06:00 AM
Corporate corruption, greenwashing, and responsibility evasion
A look at the long-term harm of the McKinsey Syndrome on society.
17 August 2023, 13:30 PM
What could be behind Yellen's dovish gesture in Beijing?
Her ‘From Washington with Love’ message to China is intriguing.
15 July 2023, 14:00 PM
The mystery of Nord Stream undersea pipeline blast
Who did it, and why is it relevant in the ongoing LNG war?
16 June 2023, 15:22 PM
Artificial intelligence is still far from being ‘intelligent’
Why does Big Tech want an immediate 6-month pause on any further development?
13 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Ushering AI in Bangladesh
Bangladesh stands at the threshold of a paradigm shift in technological development as it is poised to change gear into a faster mode of economic development, and realising its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2041.
4 June 2023, 02:00 AM
The bloody legacy of Henry Kissinger
Kissinger remains an influential thinker in geopolitics who has deeply shaped US foreign policy but his legacy is indeed bloody.
29 May 2023, 11:17 AM
Strong message from Beijing to Washington, Moscow
Was the timing of the recent China and the five Central Asian countries’ summit (C5) a mere coincidence? It took place almost simultaneously with the G7 event in Hiroshima, making similar headlines all over.
25 May 2023, 14:00 PM
F16s to Ukraine, Hiroshima, and the mockery of G7 leaders
It’s not at all surprising that G7 has taken a tougher stance on Russia and decided to supply Ukraine with more equipment and money.
23 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Digital literacy is key to building a Smart Bangladesh
It can prepare us for the nation’s present and future needs
23 February 2023, 14:00 PM
It’s AI powered slaughterbots, not ChatGPT, that should worry us
All of humanity is at stake when a computer can autonomously decide to delete you.
22 February 2023, 09:21 AM