Ramisa Rob

Ramisa Rob is Editor of Geopolitical Insights at The Daily Star.

Israel, Iran and the US: A game of war and peace

But whether the current course of events will follow the course of 2020, cannot be said with certainty.

2w ago

Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US

The confusion surrounding the scenarios ahead also arises from the US handling of the current conflict, which has been discordant.

3w ago

‘Recovery of NPLs overseas will strengthen Bangladesh’s banking sector’

Wieger Wielinga, managing director of Omni Bridgeway, speaks with The Daily Star breaking down the concept of litigation funding.

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‘Peace at the border is Bangladesh’s duty’

Aid to Rakhine would help stabilise the state and pave the way for Rohingya repatriation.

2m ago

India-Pakistan tensions and the risks of war

It is too early, and rather preliminary, to conclude that India-Pakistan tensions have escalated to a “war.”

2m ago

Can India and Pakistan de-escalate tensions after Pahalgam attacks?

India and Pakistan are in the middle of their biggest crises in years.

2m ago

What should be our game plan to tackle global volatility?

Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks to Ramisa Rob of The Daily Star about how Bangladesh can navigate the current challenges.

3m ago

Trump and Zelensky: Is the damage irreparable?

For Trump, it’s always, “What’s in it for me?”

4m ago
May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

Imran Khan’s arrest has cracked open Pakistan’s compromised politics

With former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest, Pakistan’s powerful military - which has long been acknowledged to “manage” the political scene from behind the curtains - now finds its supremacy in tatters.

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023

Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Another dent in India’s declining democracy

The same system that drags criminal cases for years starts to work on speed when power wants it to.

February 27, 2023
February 27, 2023

Heads Adani wins, tails Bangladesh loses

Gain is for Gautam Adani and loss for Bangladesh: that is how the electricity purchase deal with the Indian business tycoon may turn out to be

December 6, 2022
December 6, 2022

Match Highlights: Brazil vs South Korea — as it happened

Match highlights: Formidable Brazil steamrolled South Korea 4-1 to advance to the Quarter Finals.

November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022

End of the Bolsonaro Era: What the World Can Learn from Brazil

With a sliver of sanity realising the urgent need for damage control, Brazilians have voted out their most dangerous populist leader.

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

Shikho: Transforming lives, one student at a time

Tanjir Arafat Turjo, 17, hops on a bus every morning, at 6:30am from his home in Banastree, Rampura, and travels over an hour to BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola,

August 24, 2022
August 24, 2022

Trouble brewing for RMG exporters as orders fall

Apparel exporters in Bangladesh are feeling the pinch of a looming global recession, persisting higher inflation and dragging severe fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war as orders from international buyers have fallen. 

January 9, 2021
January 9, 2021

The lethal legacy of Donald Trump: American fascism

If there was any doubt that America has been encroaching fascism, it ended on Wednesday with the white nationalist coup in the US Capitol. The image of an American flag replaced with a Trump flag symbolises the “F-word” to its very core. At this point, America might as well wake up and prepare for another historically horrible political event infiltrated by Donald J. Trump, the most unhinged leader in the nation’s history.

October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020

Rage Against Rape

Many have welcomed the government’s introduction of the death penalty, misconceiving Bangladesh’s rape problem as a quick-fix punishment problem.

August 25, 2019
August 25, 2019

Inside the unexpected, unstoppable Hong Kong

When she first heard about the infamous extradition bill on March 31 this year, Adrienne, a 24-year-old Hong Kong national, had lost hope.