Sufian Siddique

On March 29, 2023, United States President Joe Biden kicked off his second Summit for Democracy, consisting of a series of in-person and virtual engagements, co-hosted by Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Zambia. The conference involves 120 countries, including Taiwan, a renegade province of China- that has recently become a flashpoint of escalating […]

The inauguration of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP) on Saturday has opened a new chapter of further strengthened economic cooperation between the two neighbours. The Friendship Pipeline will carry diesel from the Siliguri marketing terminal of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. in West Bengal to the Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) inside that country. Constructed […]

Human rights groups and agencies have expressed alarm at the widening funding gap. WFP’s move alone to cut food rations will add significant pressure, said John Quinley of the human rights group Fortify Rights. “The [latest] cuts on food aid will be dire and could lead to significant health consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.” […]

A gunman killed three students and critically injured five others on Monday night at Michigan State University’s main campus, before he was found dead hours later, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot. Investigators had no information about the motive and the university was not aware of any threats made to the campus before the bloodshed. Amid […]

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu has recently been mentioned frequently in the media while talking about US relations with South Asian nations. This time his visit to Dhaka has generated a buzz in the diplomatic community against the backdrop of unease in Bangladesh-US relations. According to a diplomatic […]

Numerous western governments and west-funded NGOs produce reports on human rights conditions in countries all around the world. These reports typically share three characteristics: They identify developing nations as major human rights violators; They present developed ones as the global defenders of those rights; They include nations that are strategic competitors or perceived as adversaries […]

Foreign governments and organisations cannot be allowed to dictate how sovereign countries should run their politics. The 12th national parliamentary elections are drawing near, and the election wind has started to blow in Dhak, Bangladesh. The political parties have already begun to plan their voting strategy through a variety of events. However, this time, the […]

Armed with powerful guns and ammunition, Myanmar soldiers have been patrolling along the barbed wire barriers close to the Bangladeshi border. On September 4, Maynmar soldiers were also spotted with heavy weapons stationed in bunkers close to the border. As soldiers were spotted patrolling in groups inside Myanmar along the zero-point fence of the Ghumdhum […]

The Bangladesh government is looking for a way to solve the ongoing electricity and water crisis through various austerity measures. For this purpose, step-by-step saving decisions are being implemented. Earlier, the government had decided to stop subsidies in several sectors including electricity rationing, and the closing of shops at 8 pm. And on August 22, […]

The aim of politics is public service, in a larger sense national service. And the leaders and activists of political parties will move ahead with this goal in mind, this is expected. Reviewing the biographies of elite politicians, the history of indulgence without sacrifice is rare. The undisputed leader of Bengali, including Maulana Bhasani, the […]