Future of USA: Fall or Resurrection



Dr. Mahfuz Parvez, Associate Editor, Barta24.com
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On the one hand, when the new president Joe Biden is taking power after the conflict, on the other hand, there is a line of concern on the foreheads of scholars about the future of America.

Some people said that America will collapse like the Soviet Union. Japanese scholars are at the forefront of the analysis of the "future of America." They claim that America will fall in the next 10 years. In exactly the same way, the Soviet Union collapsed.

Professor Kobayashi Koichi of Nagoya University in Japan made such a comment. According to him, the United States will collapse in the next 10 years. The way the Soviet Union collapsed. The professor thinks that the world can see this fall with their own eyes.

 The rise and fall of an empire is nothing new in the history of world civilization. In the past, many invincible and powerful states and empires have collapsed like a house of cards. History has shown that when a civilization gradually develops and reaches a certain stage, then the decline of civilization begins.

That is to say, the people who nurture civilization by reaching the extreme peak are exhausted by the application of their intelligence, innovative ability and all kinds of action efforts. In such a situation, there is no way for them to move the civilization forward. Only then did the collapse of civilization become inevitable.

In such a situation, through the decay of the external and internal force of civilization, the overall ugliness becomes clear. There are various types of internal and external problems and quarrels, which the state structure fails to address. After a few days of such a decaying situation, the decline of the top civilization began.

 Of course, natural disasters, severe changes in the weather, changes in the flow of rivers, external aggression, etc. can cause the collapse of civilization as it happened due to humanitarian catastrophe and conflict.

The doctrines or theories that are prevalent in the practice of sociology centering on the rise and fall of world civilization are the five main ones. However, the father of the most discussed and accepted theory is the world-renowned scholar Ibn Khaldun.

 Ibn Khaldun has analyzed the origin, development, rise and fall, decline, etc. of the state from a sociological point of view. He fixed the life span of the state at 120 years and divided it into three 40-year periods. In the first phase, the people are united and loyal to the ruler. In the second episode, civilization is introduced. In this episode the motivation of primitive unity is relaxed. And loyalty to the ruler's authority is also seen to be cracked. In the third episode, the primitive sense of unity disappears completely. And the death of the state and the collapse of civilization became inevitable. A review of the cycle of the rise and fall of civilization has given reasons for saying that the situation in America is on the verge of collapse.

 In particular, in the light of recent events in the country, America's fate of decline and degradation has become apparent to the world. Against this background, the remarks made by the Japanese scholar Professor Kobayasi Koichi about the fall of America are particularly noteworthy.

According to him, there are three main reasons for the fall of America. These are: 1) American foreign policy, 2) the freedom of American citizens, and 3) the proliferation of instruments in America. In his analysis, the Japanese professor said that a group of extremist white racists attacked a black man in America a few days back. Later, blacks also retaliated by attacking American citizens.

There was a lot of noise about the incident in the United States. Such riots have taken place in America before. However, this incident will increase in the coming days. The situation at the time will depend on who the administration extends its support to.

The way in which supporters of outgoing President Trump revolted brings a new dimension to the phenomenon. The type of weapons found in the hands of the rebels is highly advanced, dangerous and an extreme threat to state, social and civic security.

 In addition to the fears of experts, multiple social studies conducted on the recent situation in the United States have found that the number of Americans in the United States has been declining significantly over the past several years. From that, it can be seen that blacks as well as foreigners from other countries are increasing their abundance. If this trend continues, US citizens will be under considerable pressure in the coming days.

 They will be overwhelmed by foreigners. As a result, US politics will change significantly. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. But the real picture of America was different. The country was looking forward to welcoming immigrants from all over the world. The situation was such that citizens of any country in the world would like to go to America to work or stay.

That was the key to America's strength, unity, and prosperity. But gradually this trend has changed. This time the American citizens themselves want to spend their lives in other countries of the world. The venom of community and ethnic violence is often bloodying the lives of citizens and society. In addition, American foreign policy is being criticized as aggressive, belligerent and inhumane. Scholars believe that the image of America's decline inside and outside the country is a sign of the country's weakness and decline.

As a result, questions and debates have arisen as to whether America will break up in the next 10 years. While this may seem like an incredible and unimaginable question, it is not impossible. Like the great civilizations of Assyria, Babylon, Maya, Inca, Aztec, Greek, Roman, etc., the Soviet Union collapsed in the recent past. Just as the Titanic sank when it was not supposed to sink, so the fall of a superpower or empire seems unthinkable, but not impossible.

The only answer to what the picture will be like in the case of America lies in the womb of the future. Whether America's future fall or resurrection is hidden is a matter for the world to see.

   

We are ashamed to look at the development of Bangladesh: Pakistan PM



International Desk, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif praised the economic progress of Bangladesh and said that they are ashamed to look at the development of Bangladesh.

According to a report by Pakistan-based media Dawn on Thursday (April 25), Shahbaz Sharif said this in a view exchange meeting with business representatives at the Sindh Chief Minister's residence in Karachi on Wednesday (April 24).

He said that before independence, Bangladesh i.e. East Pakistan at that time was considered a burden to the country. But they have made tremendous progress in the growth of industrialization.

Shahbaz Sharif said, I was very young when...we were told that it was a burden on our shoulders. Today you all know where that burden has reached (in terms of economic growth). And now when we look at them, we feel ashamed.

Currently, Bangladesh is ahead of Pakistan in almost all indicators of the socio-economic sector.

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Mass arrests could not stop anti-Israel protests at American universities



International Desk, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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US universities have erupted in protest over Israel's military operation in the Palestinian-besieged Gaza. This pro-Palestinian movement is being suppressed even after mass arrests. Rather, as the days go by, the protests are spreading.

The news agency Reuters reported that police made mass arrests at Atlanta's Emory University amid protests. A graduation ceremony at the University of Southern California was canceled due to the protests.

Emory University officials said protesters not affiliated with the college entered campus grounds early Thursday morning. When they refused to leave, the police used chemical spray to disperse them.

According to CBS News, about 108 people were arrested at Emerson College in the city on Wednesday night local time. Earlier in the evening, 93 people were taken into police custody from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

Anti-Israel protests have spread to dozens of US universities within a week of starting at New York's Columbia University.

Meanwhile, a clash between protesters and police took place at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Later, authorities said that 34 people were arrested from there. These new arrests came after massive arrests of protesters at Columbia, Yale and New York universities.

Students gathered Wednesday (April 24) to protest at the University of Southern California's Alumni Park. At this time they were stopped by the riot police. Protesters were told to leave within 10 minutes by an announcement from a police helicopter. However, the students who remained at the scene were arrested for trespassing.

The protests at the University of Southern California were reportedly peaceful at first. Later the tension spread with the presence of the police. Protesters threw water bottles at the police when they tried to arrest a woman. At this time, they kept shouting slogans - 'Let him go'. Besides, they surrounded the police officers and shouted slogans like 'I want the liberation of Palestine'.

It should be noted that on October 7, the Palestinian independence organization Hamas entered Israeli territory and carried out an ambush. 1200 people were killed. Because of this, since that day, the Israeli forces continue to attack Gaza indiscriminately. 34 thousand 305 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip in the attack that lasted for more than six months. Apart from this, there is a severe humanitarian crisis due to lack of food, water and medical equipment.

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Iran is cracking down on women who don't wear Hijab



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Iran is cracking down on women and girls who don't wear Hijab. The country has started a new campaign named 'Noor' from last April 13. Since then, the implementation of the Hijab law has started to become stricter.

Iran has strict laws on wearing the Hijab. Strict action is taken against those who break this law.

Some videos of women being assaulted have gone viral on social media. In them, it is seen that women who go out without Hijab are forcibly picked up in cars by the members of the 'Morality Police'.

A video shows a mother and daughter walking through Tehran's busiest square in the capital. At that time, they were surrounded by five female and two male members of the police. When they tried to evade arrest, they were violently beaten and taken into a car.

Dina Ghalibaf, a female student at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University, wrote on the micro-blogging site X that she was barred from boarding the metro. When she insisted, she was taken to a room. She claimed that she was beaten and sexually harassed there.

The student was arrested a day after making such a post and taken to Evin prison.

British newspaper The Guardian spoke to some of those arrested. One of them told the media that eight members of the police surrounded her last Saturday. At that time, she was called "prostitute", "naked American prostitute" and insulted her. Apart from this, the young woman claimed that men also touched her during the arrest.



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Boeing incurs huge losses after door open incident



Special Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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Boeing lost a huge amount of money due to the opening of the doors of the Boeing aircraft of Alaska Airlines in mid-air. US aircraft manufacturer Boeing reported a loss of US dollar 343 million in the first quarter of this year (January-March).

An unused door on an Alaska Airlines Boeing Max 9 collapsed moments after takeoff from Portland, Oregon last January. Although the Alaska Airlines plane was able to land safely in this incident, questions about Boeing's safety have been raised around the world.

As a result, Boeing reduced the production of the aircraft according to their target. As a result, Boeing is forced to pay huge losses in the first quarter of this year.

After the Alaska Airlines incident, the United States Aviation Agency ordered the grounding of 171 Boeing Max 737 aircraft. In the wake of the incident, Boeing's chief immediately admitted the mistake and promised to fix the problem with 100% transparency. But even this did not save the end. Boeing's CEO was eventually forced to resign.

In order not to cut the heat of this incident, a former Boeing engineer recently talked about the manufacturing defects of the Dreamliner 787. He recommended grounding all Dreamliner aircraft worldwide. In this incident, the safety of Boeing was questioned again.

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