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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Rushad Faridi</title>
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<title>How to Tackle the Energy Crisis? Hint: Not Like This.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A month into the conflict, we have yet to see any meaningful adjustment in fuel prices. Even as international crude prices have skyrocketed, the domestic market remains insulated, standing in stark contrast to almost all other Asian nations, including our neighbors, which have already implemented price hikes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:55 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rushad Faridi</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran-Israel, Hormuz, Oil crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>The Looming Persian Storm: Why Bangladesh Cannot Afford to Defy Economic Gravity Again</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A prolonged conflict in the Middle East would likely trigger a slump in consumer demand in Western markets, leaving the RMG sector vulnerable to the dual blow of dwindling orders and the logistical nightmare of disrupted maritime routes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:05:36 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rushad Faridi</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Middle East, US, Israel, Iran, Central Bank</media:keywords>
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<title>Are Women Voters behind Jamaat’s Electoral Success?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jamaat’s political ecosystem has long been associated, at least in public discourse, with moral policing and deeply conservative positions on women’s roles. It would represent a significant social shift if large numbers of women, especially younger ones who have faced online and offline harassment from JIB affiliated groups, were now turning toward the party. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:30:08 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rushad Faridi</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jamaat-e-Islami, Feminism, Post Election</media:keywords>
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