Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a political firestorm across East Asia with recent remarks suggesting that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could amount to a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan – a designation under Japan’s 2015 security legislation that could allow the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to intervene militarily even without […]
Importance of Green Energy Transition
The average weather pattern in a place over the years is called climate. The change in that familiar weather pattern is called climate change. But in the current world, climate change has become a global problem. As a result of climate change, the world is getting warmer, the weather is becoming more extreme, and the […]
Cementing the UN’s Role in Global Crises
The Palestinian issue is a long-standing humanitarian crisis that has been going on for almost seven decades. The Palestinian people have been living under constant Israeli occupation, oppression, and illegal settlements. This crisis is not limited to Palestine and Israel; rather, it has become a global conscience call for international human rights, freedom, and justice. […]
Countering Misinformation
The advancement of technology around the world and the widespread spread of social media have made our lives easier, and there has been a mobility in obtaining and spreading information. However, along with this convenience, a big challenge has also arisen – propaganda. Once the only source of information was newspapers, radio, or television, where […]
Karachi-Chittagong ports connectivity
On November 11, a direct cargo ship from Karachi, Pakistan, arrived in the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, establishing the first-ever direct maritime connection between the two nations. This was a huge step to strengthen the connections. The Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea bind Bangladesh and Pakistan, who are close neighbors. […]
No More Empty Promises
The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, was signed on January 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Although the protocol entered into force in 2005, its achievement remains questionable. Many countries may be complacent that they have reduced carbon emissions. But from the […]
Pakistan-Bangladesh business-to-business ties
In a meeting with M Hafizur Rahman, the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), on October 30 at the FBCCI Office in Gulshan, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Syed Ahmed Maroof, placed a strong emphasis on growing bilateral trade between the two nations. Advancement of bilateral trade was severely […]
Wars must be stopped!
600 million women and children in the world have been affected by war, according to the United Nations. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. He also said that this number has increased by 50 per cent in the last decade. This information is known in the report […]
China-Malaysia Partnership for a Better Shared Future
At their meeting with Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in Beijing on September 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang focused on strengthening their mutual modernization efforts and advancing a China-Malaysia community with a shared future that would benefit both countries’ citizens and advance regional development. Because of its proximity, shared culture, […]
Autocrat Hasina Destroyed Bangladesh’s economy
In the last 15 and a half years, the deposed dictator Sheikh Hasina’s government has blown the lantern of development with false economic data and statistics. Under the cover of these, millions were smuggled out of the country. The entire economy has been pushed to the brink. Now, the real facts are coming out; exposing […]