“The contemporary political landscape of Bangladesh reflects a complex interplay of crisis and transformation. The upheavals of 2024–2025, marked by student-led uprisings, the fall of a long-standing ruling establishment, and the formation of an interim government, have opened a new phase in state restructuring and democratic possibility. Yet the transition remains incomplete and contested.” Introduction The political history of Bangladesh is inseparably intertwined with the liberation (…)

Les agences anti-corruption ukrainiennes — le Bureau national anti-corruption d'Ukraine (NABU) et le Bureau spécialisé du procureur anti-corruption (SAPO) — ont révélé un système de pots-de-vin de 100 millions de dollars (92 millions d'euros) chez Energoatom, l'entreprise publique d'énergie nucléaire. Le cerveau présumé de l'affaire est Timur Mindich, le partenaire d'affaires de longue date du président Volodymyr Zelensky. Mindich s'est enfui en Israël quelques heures avant les perquisitions (…)

Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies—the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)— have exposed a $100 million (€92m) kickback scheme at Energoatom, the state nuclear power company. The alleged ringleader is Timur Mindich, President Volodymyr Zelensky's longtime business partner. Mindich fled to Israel hours before raids on his Kyiv apartment, tipped off by an insider. The Justice Minister and Energy Minister resigned. (…)