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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Mirza R. Ahmad</title>
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<title>Rewriting the Narrative? RAB’s Conduct in a Nation on Edge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In July 2024, when the entire country erupted in protest, when over 1,400 lives were lost, and when Dhaka became a city under siege, RAB did not revert to familiar patterns. They did not conduct midnight raids. They did not trigger mass disappearances. Instead, they acted as a containment force. That contrast is not just noteworthy, it is historic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:57:38 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>RAB, Ainaghar, July Uprising</media:keywords>
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<title>Putting Bangladesh First: Two Leaders, One National Duty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In an era of polarized discourse and manufactured divisions, Dr. Yunus and General Waker-uz-Zaman showed us the path forward: Humility in the face of criticism, prioritization of the nation over self, and relentless pursuit of reform and justice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:14:56 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Prof Yunus, Interim Government, Election</media:keywords>
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<title>The French Connection</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Our future cannot be entrusted to outrage merchants on YouTube. It must rest with leaders and citizens who understand that justice is built through patience, responsibility, and steady labor, not performed for clicks and applause. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:55:22 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pinaki, Disinformation, Fake News</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Is It Only Majoritarian Religious Sentiment That Matters?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here is the cruel asymmetry that exposes the game. Hurt religious sentiment is always, unfailingly, something felt by the majority or by those who claim to speak in its name. No minority, no freethinker, no ordinary citizen can ever demand accountability for the trampling of their own emotions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:01:24 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
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<title>Khaleda Zia and the Hardest Revolution of All</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Not the overthrow of dictators, but the revolution of humility, compassion, and forgiveness. A lesson Bangladesh has never practiced, but one leader showed us how it is done. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:32:01 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khaleda Zia, BNP</media:keywords>
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<title>We Must Honor 2024 Without Diminishing 1971</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 1971 built a nation from nothing. 2024 has given us a chance to repair it. Independence is absolute; democratic reform is fragile. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:16:33 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
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<title>Agents of Hope or Architects of Chaos</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When justice is replaced by selective rage, even agents of hope risk becoming architects of chaos -- threatening the very foundation of the New Bangladesh. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:10:30 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
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<title>Let Global Hands Steer Our Ports: A Call from a Son of Chittagong</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh should welcome global partners to improve its ports, cut costs, and create jobs -- saying no out of fear will only hold us back again ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:17:09 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirza R. Ahmad</dc:creator>
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