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<title>A Majority Government without a Majority Mandate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The purpose of this article is not to belittle BNP’s victory in the 2026 election. The purpose is to peel the layers of statistics to get to the ground truth and what we can infer from them with reasonable confidence.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:01:30 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shahed Iqbal</dc:creator>
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<title>Clutching at Straws: Who Should be Deemed Electable in the New Bangladesh?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the very least, the people of Bangladesh should be able to keep the criminal, the corrupt, and the compromised from running in the upcoming elections ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:59:37 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shahed Iqbal</dc:creator>
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<title>We came apart, before we could come together: The root lies in our identity crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We have still to define a national identity for Bangladesh, and we need a national dialogue on the matter or we will remain a fractured people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:49:16 +0600</pubDate>
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<title>The Collective Myopia of BNP and How They are Losing Their Brand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this era of internet and social media, people are not allowed to forget. Every information, every statement, every image lives forever. When we were given a rare opportunity for a new Bangladesh, people will remember who were for them, against them, and who betrayed them. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:52:48 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shahed Iqbal</dc:creator>
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