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During the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s external accounts reflected a dual reality. On the surface was the official narrative of export-driven growth and strengthening foreign exchange reserves. Beneath it, as increasingly detailed by estimates from Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and a growing body of investigations, lay a pattern of systematic capital The post Bangladesh’s missing billions as trade misinvoicing bleeds it dry appeared first on Asia Times.

On March 11, 2026, the UN Security Council approved Resolution 2817 by a 13-0 vote, with China and Russia abstaining. Bahrain, a non-permanent Council member, introduced the text on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — together with Jordan. A record 135 nations The post UN sides with Gulf states in one-sided Iran war rebuke appeared first on Asia Times.

“Without fuel they were nothing. They’d built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped.” — “The Road Warrior” Here is a chart of US gasoline prices: US$4 per gallon gas isn’t historically that high. If you measure relative to typical American incomes, it’s considerably lower now than it was in the early 2010s. But The post Iran war exposing the real cost of Trump’s anti-EV crusade appeared first on Asia Times.

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to launch some kind of ground assault on Iran in the coming weeks, but one prominent military strategy expert believes he’s heading straight for defeat. The Washington Post on Saturday reported that the Pentagon is preparing for “weeks” of ground operations in Iran, which for the last month has disrupted global energy markets by shutting down the The post Victory options narrowing as Trump prepares Iran ground assault appeared first on Asia Times.