by SAC | Sep 23, 2025 | Geo Political Assessment
The Bay of Bengal — an expanse of sea that links South Asia to the broader Indo-Pacific — is fast becoming a theatre of strategic contestation. Recent reporting and social media claims about U.S. naval ships around St. Martin’s Island and increased air activity near...
by SAC | Sep 17, 2025 | Editorial
A year after the “monsoon revolution,” which path? A year on from the July–August 2024 student uprising that toppled a 15-year regime and ushered in an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh stands at a forked road. The choice is...
by SAC | Aug 30, 2025 | Editorial
Since the Liberation War of 1971, Bangladesh’s army has lived in shades of grey. It wasn’t just the nation’s defender—it became a kingmaker, business mogul, ideological shaper, and, at times, the sole arbiter of legitimacy. From Ziaur Rahman’s rise via a coup to...
by SAC | Aug 21, 2025 | Geo Political Assessment
History has a cruel way of repeating itself—especially when nations willfully erase their scars and invite their tormentors back into the parlour. Bangladesh today finds itself at such a tragic juncture. Fifty-four years after the unpunished genocide of 1971, the same...
by SAC | Aug 16, 2025 | Editorial
A Tribute, A Homage, A Salute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman A Black Dawn for the Bengali Nation The morning of 15th August 1975 is etched into the darkest chapter of Bangladesh’s history. It was not just the assassination of a man. It was the brutal elimination...
The New Dhaka: A Republic of Fragile Zealotry
Bangladesh’s Welfare Mirage
The Mirage of a “Monsoon” Marriage: Why the Islamist Surge in Bangladesh Hit a Ceiling
Bangladesh After the “July Upheaval”: Memory, Manipulation, and the Battle for 1971
The New Dhaka Hangover: Why Today’s Swearing-In is Just Old Wine in a Cracked Bottle