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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Ashraf Ud Doula</title>
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<title>The Making of Bangladeshi Foreign Policy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country maintains an extensive diplomatic presence, with around 83 missions abroad, including embassies, high commissions, and consulates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:35:09 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
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<title>An Open Letter to Tarique Rahman</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Your service to the nation can only continue if your well-being is safeguarded. Ultimately, the responsibility also rests with the state’s security apparatus, particularly those entrusted with your protection. When credible threats are perceived, it becomes their duty to act decisively. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:46:54 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tarique Rahman, BNP, Prime Minister</media:keywords>
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<title>An Open Letter to Sheikh Hasina</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Your legacy will now be determined not by the years you ruled, but by how you confront the consequences of those years. History punishes arrogance --  but it sometimes honours repentance ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:42:53 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh</media:keywords>
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<title>Bangladesh General Election 2026: The Nation at a Crossroads</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While turnout may not reach historic highs, it is nonetheless expected that up to 70% of voters will participate. Yet, as election day draws near, a palpable sense of anxiety and security concern has settled over the public. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:38:42 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Election, Vote, BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami</media:keywords>
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<title>NCP and the Perils of Losing One’s Way Too Soon</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/ncp-and-the-perils-of-losing-ones-way-too-soon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NCP is still young. Its leaders are young. When it was launched, the response was electric; crowds gathered wherever it went. That energy is now waning. The atrophy has begun -- but it is not irreversible. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:28:03 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NCP, Jamaat, Elections, July Uprising</media:keywords>
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<title>An Open Letter to Barrister Zaima Rahman</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whatever path you ultimately choose, I offer you my sincere best wishes. May your journey ahead be guided by wisdom, courage, and purpose -- and may it be as smooth and fulfilling as destiny permits. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:35:13 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BNP, Zaima Rahman, Election</media:keywords>
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<title>The End of an Era and the Politics of Mourning</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-end-of-an-era-and-the-politics-of-mourning</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ From a modest housewife to a widowed national leader who rose to the highest political office in the country, Begum Zia’s life was a testament to resilience and moral fortitude. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:23:12 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Begum Zia</media:keywords>
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<title>The Long Road Home : Tarique Rahman Returns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He will be judged relentlessly -- by the standards set by his parents, both as leaders and as human beings. This is not merely the end of a prolonged absence abroad; it marks the closure of a painful chapter shaped more by political banishment than personal choice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:39:28 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tarique Rahman, BNP</media:keywords>
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<title>A Promise Kept</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prof Yunus had pledged to hold elections before Ramadan in 2026 and looks to have delivered. There is many a slip twixt cup and lip, but we are on course for our free, fair and festive elections on February 12. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:44:43 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
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<title>The Rise and Fall of the July Revolution</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The choice lies with us -- the collective will of the people across all sections of society. The coming months, leading up to the election, will determine which road Bangladesh takes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:37:41 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>July Uprising, Interim Government, Election</media:keywords>
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<title>What Makes a Soldier? The Bangladesh Army Faces a Moral Catharsis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The army as an institution must not be tainted by the criminal misdeeds of a few. Those officers betrayed their sacred oath -- service before self, death before dishonour. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:18:01 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Army, ICT Tribunal</media:keywords>
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