Discussions of access to international education tend to settle quickly on two familiar levers: scholarships and financing. Both matter enormously.…
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Bangladesh has published a new set of proposed amendments to the Cyber Security Act, 2026. Revisiting a new statute is…
The PLC-Houthi renewed conflicts have led to concerns. As per reports from multiple sources, including the BBC and CNN, the Houthi group, which has been fighting against the government forces for years, has renewed its strikes and captured a key island in the Red Sea from the government forces (PLC). This has raised concerns about
Rising tensions between Europe and Russia have led to concerns. As per reports from multiple sources, including the BBC and CNN, several developments, including failed explosives-laden drone attack targeting Germany’s Leipzig, over the last few months have increased tensions between Europe and Russia. But how much tensions will be reduced in the coming days remains
The images coming out of Nepal after the devastating flash flood of August 26 are difficult to absorb. The roads…
Every year, tens of thousands of Bangladeshi families make one of the most consequential financial decisions of their lives, and…
Drug trafficking is one of the major concerns all over the world. Drug trafficking is worth billions of dollars (roughly…
Saudi-Houthi tensions that have led to the crisis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have added a new dimension to the crisis in oil shipments from the Middle East. The Houthis, a political and armed group in Yemen carried out air attacks on oil refineries on the Red Sea coast and ships of Saudi Arabia amid
Peace deals have been reached in the Gaza war and the Israel-Lebanon war, increasing the chance of peace. These two deals, the 20-point peace deal and the 14-point peace deal, have nearly ended more than two years-long conflicts in the Gaza Strip and the Lebanon war, respectively, to a larger extent and have the potential to end the
Strikes and counterstrikes have intensified somewhat in the Ukraine war over the days. Peace efforts have been made, there have…