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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026

Analysis

Analysis

Bangladesh operates under a Westminster-style parliamentary system and its national legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad, is a unicameral parliament. Photo: Collected

Two systems, two ways to govern: How Westminster and presidential models organise power

The first meeting of a newly elected parliament is more than ceremonial. The rituals, speeches and procedures that follow reveal how power is structured, whether under the Westminster parliamentary...

For a country where VVIP movements have long meant blocked roads and paralysed traffic, newly-elected PM Tarique Rahman appears determined to change that culture. Photo: Reuters

A prime minister stuck in traffic: PM Tarique's commoner style commute brings relief to ours

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. File Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

How Trump's team misjudged Iran’s war response

Bus operators at several terminals across Dhaka have started cancelling previously sold advance tickets or withholding new ones. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Tickets confirmed today, cancelled tomorrow: Fuel supply uncertainty leaves Eid travelers in limbo

Highlighted screenshots of statements from Jamaat-e-Islami and Shafiqur Rahman. Collage: TBS

Shafiqur Rahman: The curious case of a self-proclaimed opposition leader

For Trump, the economic consequences carry profound domestic political risks. Photo: Reuters

Trump says the war is ending, but the strategic risks beg to differ

Illustration: TBS

Defamation case against Patwary: Old tactics resurface in new era

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

This is not a passing storm

Representational Image.

LNG crisis exposes cost of cancelling 31 renewable projects 

Graphics: TBS

Fulcrum of global stability: What happens when Hormuz closes

Photo: Reuters

Block in the artery of global energy: A history of conflict in the Strait of Hormuz

China is the anchor customer sustaining Iran’s sanctioned oil economy. Photo: Reuters

From Caracas to Tehran, could Beijing be the strategic objective?

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