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2025-11-18 Bangladesh

Bangladesh's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death for her role in the killing of at least 1,400 protesters last year

Bangladesh's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to death for her role in the killing of at least 1,400 protesters last year https://t.co/BSQnW3ciDI
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1 TIL: Chicks can be sheikh.

Posted by mossomo 2025-11-18 12:17|| 2025-11-18 12:17|| Front Page Top

2 Is it just a coincidence that Victoria Nuland, US Undersecretary of State, visited Bangladesh for three days in March of 2022? Probably not. But a web search for the keywords "Nuland" together with "Bangladesh" turns up some interesting articles.

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3 Er, I should have said "probably" instead of "probably not". Gotta watch those negatives. But then, maybe not.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-11-18 12:46|| 2025-11-18 12:46|| Front Page Top

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