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BNP’s Reign of Lawlessness: A Surge in Crime and Chaos in Bangladesh
From extortion rackets strangling businesses to gang rapes and targeted assassinations, BNP cadres have turned Bangladesh into a lawless fiefdom.
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Rokeya University professor arrested in murder case even though the grocer died of a ‘heart attack’
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Week after week, Bangladesh slips deeper into chaos under the illegitimate Yunus-led interim regime.What the…
Having failed to halt the elections, politics now revolves around the human rights issue
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