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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Shafiur Rahman</title>
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<title>The Doctor on the Motorbike</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The image of Aall remains striking precisely because he was an outlier. He did not speak the language of diplomatic balance. He spoke about calories, mortality and responsibility. He insisted that humanitarian action was not morally neutral when people were dying. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:49:43 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiur Rahman</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dr Cato Aall, History, Humanitarian failure, Rohingya</media:keywords>
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<title>The Myth of Rohingya Aid Dependency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Rohingya are not “fully dependent” on anyone. They are dependent only to the extent that they have been made dependent -- by design, by policy, and by a system that manages dependency rather than ending it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:01:46 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiur Rahman</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rohingya, Myanmar, Cox&#039;s Bazar</media:keywords>
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<title>Rethinking Bangladesh’s Rohingya Response</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh’s model of Rohingya containment is not a temporary holding pattern -- it is politically and economically rewarding for the state. International actors must stop sustaining it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:16:42 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiur Rahman</dc:creator>
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<title>Shut Down Bhasan Char Now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bhasan Char is a symbol of the corruption and cronyism of the last regime, a so-called humanitarian scheme that served only to line the pockets of the powerful. The Interim Government can do the right thing by making a clean break from Sheikh Hasina&#039;s most disastrous Rohingya policy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:15:44 +0600</pubDate>
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<title>Ataullah’s arrest won’t fix the Rohingya crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is merely another performance in a long-running tragedy of control, optics, and missed opportunities for real change ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 13:32:11 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiur Rahman</dc:creator>
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<title>Asma Bibi&amp;apos;s harrowing journey: A tale of survival, trafficking, and courage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While much of the trafficking narrative involving Rohingya women focuses on destinations like Malaysia, Asma&#039;s story is a reminder that trafficking can take many forms and lead to various destinations ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 04:56:37 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiur Rahman</dc:creator>
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