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<title>The Border Still Bleeds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 56 previous conferences have produced 56 joint records. The 57th record will be written in New Delhi over four days beginning June 8. It will either mark the beginning of a different kind of diplomacy, one in which Bangladesh’s written commitments mean something and India’s violations carry consequences, or it will confirm that the pattern has been accepted as permanent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:46:04 +0600</pubDate>
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<title>They Offered Chocolate, Then Took Their Lives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ira and Ireen and Ramisa were not symbols. They were children. Now they are gone. The least we owe them -- the very least -- is to refuse to let their deaths become background noise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:10:08 +0600</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Child rape</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Do South Asian Mothers Struggle To Let Go</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Who is she when she is no longer needed every moment? What remains of her when the role that gave her respect, purpose, and visibility is taken away? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:52:08 +0600</pubDate>
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<title>Where the Anti&#45;India Current Runs Strong</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The fact that Jamaat has won so many seats for the first time ever -- most of them along Indian borders -- should be a cause for concern for India. While Bangladeshis may not have embraced Islamic fundamentalism this time, anti-Indian sentiment is clearly gaining ground. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:44:54 +0600</pubDate>
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<title>How Moral Policing Is Teaching Us to Stay Silent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The moment you raise your voice, people come rushing -- not to listen, but to remind you of your past silences. It doesn’t matter if the incident they cite happened months ago, years ago, or even decades ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:31:36 +0600</pubDate>
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