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The trolley operators are not responsible for crowds; they are responsible for redistributing trolleys from Chattogram. Photo: TBS

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The trolley problem: How Bangladesh's airport chaos perfectly mirrors its governance

Pakistan’s nuclear command has shifted from institutional restraint to unprecedented centralisation, raising new fears of miscalculation in one of the world’s most volatile regions. Photo: Reuters

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A changing nuclear order in South Asia

Representational photo of when Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik cast a veto at the UN Security Council in December 1971, blocking a US-backed ceasefire resolution aimed at preserving a united Pakistan and halting the liberation of Bangladesh. Photo: UN

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1971: A veto, a new world order and the bloody birth of Bangladesh

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

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Is Bangladesh’s LNG dependency threatening its energy sovereignty?

The bounty hunter’s ballad: How US foreign policy still plays by Wild West rules

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The bounty hunter’s ballad: How US foreign policy still plays by Wild West rules