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Imperial Federation Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886 (Cornell University Library

No superpower lasts forever

From the Roman Empire to modern America, the world’s most powerful nations have all had their moments and experienced heydays. But for how long?

The famine of 1943 was so brutal that it claimed at least three millions lives out of the population of sixty million. Photo: Wikipedia

Shadows of hunger: A quick look back at the biggest famines in history

Floods in the north destroyed crops, but it was government failure under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that ensured widespread starvation, which caused the famine in Bangladesh in 1974. Photo: Collected

Who is to blame for famines?: More than a century of man-made hunger

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Making peace or just following patterns?: Trump’s peace gamble in the shadow of history

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Conflict economy: While nations bleed, war profiteers thrive

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Trump’s tariffs might be the perfect recipe for the rise of Asia

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How US’ shifting geopolitical priorities will affect Bangladesh

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The broken ladder: Analysing the present and future of Bangladesh’s education system

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What will education look like in 2050?

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Eye in the Sky: How drones are revolutionising every sector

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Soaring high: The next big leaps in drone tech by 2040

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The future of medicine: How innovations will catalyse quantum leaps in healthcare by 2055

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Bangladesh’s healthcare at crossroads: Progress stalled by policy failures