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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Riaz Osmani</title>
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<title>The Time Is Now Ripe For Reform</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I am hoping against hope that the issue of LGBT rights in Bangladesh can be viewed by most people in the country through the lenses of anti-discrimination and not through that of any special rights, and certainly not through any notions of promotion. There is nothing to promote here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:33:47 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Riaz Osmani</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LGBT Rights, Constitutional Reform, Penal Code</media:keywords>
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<title>The Wrath of the Religious Right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is very true that the religious right in Bangladesh have found a new voice that had been brutally suppressed by Sheikh Hasina all these years, and that the group has now taken the opportunity to abuse this new-found freedom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:32:32 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Riaz Osmani</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LGBTQ, Sharia Law, Awami League</media:keywords>
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<title>The Broad Banner of the LGBTQIA+ Community</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A person’s sexual orientation is an innate characteristic of that person and must not be a basis for discrimination. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:31:10 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Riaz Osmani</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LGBTQ, Identity Politics</media:keywords>
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<title>Navigating Homophobia in Bangladesh 2.0</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Left out of consciousness was a group of people who possibly constitute up to 5-10% of the country’s population. This group is none other than the LGBTQIA+ people who have always been part of the society, but lived clandestine lives of lies until only a decade or so ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:03:59 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Riaz Osmani</dc:creator>
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