DST News: Hasnat Abdullah, Chief Organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP) for Bangladesh’s southern region, has issued a sharp warning to India, cautioning that any effort to destabilise Bangladesh could have serious regional repercussions. Speaking at a rally in
By DST’s Editorial Team, Bangladesh finds itself walking a delicate diplomatic tightrope. On one hand, China is its largest infrastructure partner and a key investor in energy, ports, and connectivity projects. On the other, Western nations, particularly the United States
By M. Rahman, PhD, Adviser, Dhaka Straits Times, The South China Sea remains one of Asia’s most strategically vital and contested regions. Stretching across thousands of square miles, these waters are critical trade arteries, rich fishing grounds, and home to
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has produced one of the most severe humanitarian crises of the decade, displacing millions and leaving communities desperate for food, shelter, and medical care. While geographically distant from Asia, the region cannot remain a passive
DST News: Chile has elected conservative lawmaker Jose Antonio Kast as its new president, marking the country’s strongest shift to the right since the end of military rule in 1990. Kast won about 58 percent of the vote in a
DST News: A Moscow court on Monday designated the anti Kremlin feminist punk band Pussy Riot as an extremist organization, effectively banning its activities inside Russia, according to the city’s court service. The ruling followed a request from the General
DST News: Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s killing of senior commander Raed Saed threatens the stability of the Gaza ceasefire, urging the United States to press Israel to adhere to the truce agreement. Thousands of Hamas supporters gathered in
DST News: A Hong Kong court has found pro democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and colluding with foreign forces in the most prominent case yet under China’s national security law. Lai, founder of the now closed Apple
