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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
An internationally acclaimed multi-award-winning anti-militancy journalist, writer, research-scholar, counterterrorism specialist and editor of Blitz. He regularly writes for local and international newspapers on diversified topics, including politics and counterterrorism. Follow him on 'X' @Salah_Shoaib
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US engagement with Bangladesh raises concerns
It has become increasingly evident that the United States is focusing its long-term strategy on Bangladesh, as the Biden administration places the country on...
International
Cocaine trade is booming in South America
The cocaine trade is experiencing a resurgence in South America, bouncing back from a downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the intriguing positions...
International
How Rupert Murdoch became a tabloid tsar
The transformation of Rupert Murdoch into a tabloid tycoon began in September 1953 when he arrived in the quiet city of Adelaide to assume...
International
US visa restrictions and bull in a china shop
While the political obituary of US President Joe Biden appears to be written in indelible ink, damning speculations about his cognitive decline are reaching...
News
Unmasking an anti-Bangladesh ghostwriter
A mysterious ghostwriter has emerged in the media, consistently churning out fictitious propaganda on an Indian website called Northeast News. This ghostwriter has been...
International
Justin Trudeau creates diplomatic firestorm with India
Justin Trudeau's recent accusations regarding India have created a diplomatic controversy, sparking tensions between the two countries. The Canadian Prime Minister suggested that India...
Views
Cruel case of corporal punishment, girl student faints in the class
Despite the explicit ban on corporal punishment by Bangladesh's highest court, this reprehensible practice continues to persist within various educational institutions, flagrantly defying the...
International
Grameen Foundation tried to save Muhammad Yunus by making false allegations against Tom Heinemann
Following release of the investigative documentary titled ‘Caught in Micro Debt’ by internationally acclaimed multi-award-winning journalist Tom Heinemann Muhammad Yunus became extremely worried as...
Opinion
New strategic pact between Bahrain and the United States
Bahrain and the United States have forged a surprising strategic cooperation agreement, catching many by surprise amid the ongoing speculation about a possible US-Saudi-Israel...
International
How Muhammad Yunus has devastated lives of people – The story of Sufia Begum and others
To prove himself as the savior of poor and a role model of microfinance, Muhammad Yunus has always resorted to lies and falsehood. For...
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Ukraine is at commercial battle with neighbors
On September 20, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said his country is no longer sending weapons to Ukraine. The day before, Polish President Andrzej Duda told journalists that “Ukraine is behaving like a drowning person clinging to anything available”, adding that “a drowning person is extremely dangerous,...
Armenian extremist militants have been brainwashed
Armenia entered a deep social crisis. As a consequence of the start of another military conflict in Artsakh, the Armenian government became completely discredited by the local people, having many mass protests against Nikol Pashinyan. The crisis is likely to worsen in the coming days, considering the...
US engagement with Bangladesh raises concerns
It has become increasingly evident that the United States is focusing its long-term strategy on Bangladesh, as the Biden administration places the country on its radar. While the Biden administration portrays itself as deeply concerned about democracy in Bangladesh, the underlying agenda appears to be positioning Bangladesh...
Joe Biden’s UNGA speech contradicts America’s actions
President Joe Biden's address at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) serves as a stark reminder of the divergence between his rhetoric and the actions of the United States.
Biden emphasized the United States' pursuit of "a more secure, more prosperous, more equitable world...
US embassy has started enforcing visa ban on Bangladeshi media persons
Within less than 24 hours of US ambassador Peter Haas stating Washington will include journalists under visa ban, the US Embassy in Dhaka has already started enforcing such sanctions targeting dozens of individuals including media persons in the country.
In a tweet on September 25, 2023, US Embassy...
The future of warfare will be AI-enabled
Throughout the annals of human history, technological advancements have consistently translated into military superiority. Nations that adeptly incorporate new technologies into their military capabilities often gain a substantial edge over their adversaries. The same principle is poised to hold true for artificial intelligence (AI), which has triggered...
US set to impose sanctions on dozens of Bangladeshis using Global Magnitsky Act from October
After enforcing visa ban from September 22, 2023, Biden administration now is taking preparations for imposing sanctions under Global Magnitsky Act targeting at least 30 Bangladeshi nationals, most of whom have laundered huge amount of money, purchased properties and invested in numerous business ventures in the United...
Google DeepMind’s AI tool analyzes genetic mutations
Researchers at DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), have unveiled a groundbreaking tool that predicts the potential pathogenicity of genetic mutations, offering significant potential for rare disease research.
This innovative tool is designed to assess "missense mutations", genetic alterations characterized by a single nucleotide...
Bob Menendez: A legacy of corruption and the campaign against Bangladesh
Accused of bribery, Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the United States Congress's high-level Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been forced to resign. Allegations of corruption have been raised against Menendez and his wife.
The roots of the current investigation trace back to at least 2019, as reported by...
Cocaine trade is booming in South America
The cocaine trade is experiencing a resurgence in South America, bouncing back from a downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the intriguing positions of several regional countries, Latin America has yet to engage in a serious discussion about its drug policy, instead clinging to the prohibitionist...
How Nobel laureates Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus turned un-noble
In the sphere of microfinance and poverty alleviation, Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank have been celebrated as nothing short of luminaries. Their work has not only been globally acclaimed but has also been honored with the highest of accolades, including the Nobel Peace Prize. However,...
Signal is adding post-quantum cryptography
Signal is taking proactive steps to ensure the security of its encrypted messaging platform in the face of potential quantum computing threats. The Signal Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Signal messaging app, has announced an upgrade to its Extended Triple Diffie-Hellman (X3DH) specification. This upgrade, known...