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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Zafar Sobhan</title>
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<title>Counterpoint with Zafar Sobhan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the debut episode of Counterpoint with Zafar Sobhan, Editor Zafar Sobhan sits down with Shafiqul Alam, Journalist and former Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh to discuss the Indian election and its implications for regional politics, democracy, and South Asia’s future. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:59:06 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
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<title>The Morning After</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-morning-after-912</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-morning-after-912</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The tragedy for both Bangladesh and India is that the more anti-Bangladesh sentiment gets entrenched in India, the more its mirror image will get entrenched in Bangladesh, and the implications for both countries range from the unfortunate to the unthinkable. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:49:45 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India, Bangladesh, West Bengal Elections</media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show| Episode 21</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show-Episode-21</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jon Danilowicz and Zafar Sobhan discuss the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, global and domestic political developments, and the wider implications of conflict—from historical reflections on war to the current tensions surrounding Iran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:55:09 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show| Episode 20. Ceasefire</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show-Episode-20.-Ceasefire</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this episode of “The J-Z Show,” hosts John Danilowicz and Zafar Sobhan examine the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran—and the fragile ceasefire currently at risk. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:43:48 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
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<title>What the Bangladeshi People Want</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/what-the-bangladeshi-people-want</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ We have long ago given up hoping that our government would do anything for us, and would be content if it simply reined in its worst excesses. As the old Bengali adage has it: We don’t want charity. Just please call off your dog. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:15:46 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh, Governance</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | Ep 10</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Counterpoint-Generations--Ep-10</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In Episode 10 of Counterpoint Generations, Zafar Sobhan and Professor Rehman Sobhan examine a range of pressing legal and political developments shaping Bangladesh today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:53:29 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Time for Some Tough Love</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/time-for-some-tough-love</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/time-for-some-tough-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Failure to act appropriately will have catastrophic consequences, sooner rather than later.  The AL had 15 years before their malgovernance caught up with them. The current government won&#039;t have 15 months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:10:34 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fuel, Petrol, Octane. Iran War, Fuel Crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 19: Bangladesh&amp;apos;s Post&#45;Election Landscape and Regional Cooperation</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep-19%3A-Bangladeshs-Post-Election-Landscape-and-Regional-Cooperation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:21:26 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Not For One Day Only</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/not-for-one-day-only</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/not-for-one-day-only</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Respecting the rights, dignity, and freedom of women, and ensuring full equality for women in health, education, employment, and opportunity must be established as the common ground on which all political actors in Bangladesh agree. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:46:47 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Women, Women&#039;s Rights</media:keywords>
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<title>Show Us This is a New BNP</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/show-us-this-is-a-new-bnp</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is no better way for the ruling party to signal that it understands this new reality and that recognizes that it is truly a new day in Bangladesh, and that they too have changed their spots accordingly, than for them to quietly walk back the appointment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:17:39 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh Bank, Governor, BNP</media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 18 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep-18-%E0%A5%A4-Zafar-Sobhan%E0%A5%A4-Jon-Danilowicz</link>
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<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:09:17 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>How to Lose Friends and Alienate People</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If the BNP&#039;s goal had been to signal to the Bangladeshi people that everything their adversaries say about them is true, that nothing has changed from the time they were last in office 20 years ago, that they remain exactly the same party of cronyism, corruption, and contempt for public opinion, they could not have done a better job. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:13:48 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BNP, Central Bank, Governor, Ahsan Mansur</media:keywords>
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<title>The Rule of Law</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-rule-of-law</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-rule-of-law</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We want to live in a country where the jails are not filled with innocent men and women. This is a basic measure of the probity of any government. This is the rule of law. If there is one thing that the government can deliver for the Bangladeshi people it is this. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:43:10 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Law and order</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | Ep 9</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-9</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-9</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 9 of Counterpoint Generations reflects on the immediate post-election landscape, examining voter participation, the formation of the new cabinet, and the institutional challenges facing the incoming government as parliament prepares to begin its term. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:29:10 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Going Back to Normal</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/going-back-to-normal</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/going-back-to-normal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The people of Bangladesh do not ask that the government solve all or even any of their problems. They ask only that the government not be the source of their problems and that it simply does its job without favour or fanfare. And above all, they want normalcy, they want civility, they want decency. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:15:59 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Normalcy, Post-Elections. Bangladesh</media:keywords>
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<title>10 Takeaways from the Election</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/10-takeaways-from-the-election</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/10-takeaways-from-the-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What did the February 12 elections mean for the future of Bangladesh? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:42 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elections, BNP</media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 15 । Md Rubaiyath Sarwar | Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep-15-%E0%A5%A4-Md-Rubaiyath-Sarwar--Zafar-Sobhan%E0%A5%A4-Jon-Danilowicz</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep-15-%E0%A5%A4-Md-Rubaiyath-Sarwar--Zafar-Sobhan%E0%A5%A4-Jon-Danilowicz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:25:45 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Let Democracy Ring</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Let-Democracy-Ring</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Let-Democracy-Ring</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At the end of the day, the final test of this government is not whether the referendum passes or not, but whether they have been able to hold a credible election and whether the referendum process itself was managed without a hitch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:02:18 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Referendum, Democracy, Elections</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | Ep 8</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-8</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-8</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Episode 8 of Counterpoint Generations, the discussion explores Bangladesh’s electoral journey from the 1970 election to the present, examining how voting behaviour, political participation, and institutions have evolved over time. The episode also addresses contemporary questions around minority voting patterns, and why opinion polls often fail to predict real outcomes. A reflective conversation on elections, uncertainty, and democratic change. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:18:33 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Conversations : Counterpoint 2026 Forecasting</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-conversations-counterpoint-2026-forecasting</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-conversations-counterpoint-2026-forecasting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:45:45 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The Beautiful Game</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-beautiful-game</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-beautiful-game</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The time has come for us to once again turn our attention and divert our resources to a truly global world sport: football. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:08:47 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Football, Cricket, T20 World Cup, ICC</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | EP 7 | Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Counterpoint-Generations--EP-7</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Counterpoint-Generations--EP-7</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Episode 7 of Counterpoint Generations, Zafar Sobhan and Professor Rehman Sobhan discuss Manchester United’s recent win, revisit how their shared love for football began, and reflect on the current state of global and Bangladeshi football. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:36:38 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What this latest interview has shown is that even 18 months after the uprising that unseated them from power, the party has not changed one iota. The party remains exactly as it was prior to August 5, 2024, save for the fact that it is no longer in power. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:44:44 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AL, Awami League, Interview, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Al-Jazeera</media:keywords>
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<title>February 12 is Not the End</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/february-12-is-not-the-end</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/february-12-is-not-the-end</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A yes vote is only the beginning, not the end. The real work of implementation of the reform agenda is what matters. Similarly, we should not interpret a no vote to suggest that the voters are against reform or that the reform agenda dies there.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:05:26 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reform, February 12, Election Day, Referendum</media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 14 । Dr Shamaruh Mirza | Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-14-dr-shamaruh-mirza-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-14-dr-shamaruh-mirza-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this episode, Jon Danilowicz and Zafar Sobhan sit down with Dr Shamaruh Mirza for a wide-ranging and insightful conversation on India–Bangladesh relations, questions of justice and reconciliation, and what lies ahead as the country looks toward the upcoming elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:50:00 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Let’s Bring Down the Temperature</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/lets-bring-down-the-temperature-497</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/lets-bring-down-the-temperature-497</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We cannot let the Bangladesh-India relationship and discourse be hijacked by the hard-liners on either side of the border who favour hostility and antagonism over cordiality and cooperation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:00:21 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India, Bangladesh</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | EP 5 | Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-5-professor-rehman-sobhan-zafar-sobhan</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-ep-5-professor-rehman-sobhan-zafar-sobhan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the fifth episode of Counterpoint Generations, Counterpoint Editor Zafar Sobhan and Professor Rehman Sobhan step back from daily headlines to reflect on history — focusing on the great homecomings, returns, and janazas that have shaped Bangladesh’s political and emotional landscape. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:08:03 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 13 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-13-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-13-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tarique Rahman&#039;s Homecoming and New Political Alignments ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:42:57 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J Z Show। Ep 12 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-12-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-j-z-show-ep-12-zafar-sobhan-jon-danilowicz</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hadi dead. Daily Star and Prothom Alo Attacked. What Next? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:18:00 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
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<title>Return to Democracy</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/return-to-democracy-478</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/return-to-democracy-478</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For the Interim Government, this election will be how their legacy is viewed by posterity. Whatever they have achieved and whatever mistakes they have made, everything will be subsumed by this election. If they are able to preside over a good election and hand over power without incident to an elected government, then they will be judged a success. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:46:13 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Election, Interim Government</media:keywords>
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<title>A Portrait in Courage</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/a-portrait-in-courage</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/a-portrait-in-courage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We are glad that she breathed her last a free woman, surrounded by her loved ones, and that she lived to see the end of the despotism that blighted the last years of her life.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:32:18 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khaleda Zia, Begum Khaleda Zia, Death, Funeral</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | Episode 4</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-episode-4</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-episode-4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A timely conversation on media, culture, and power, as Professor Rehman Sobhan and Zafar Sobhan reflect on recent events shaping Bangladesh’s democratic landscape. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Is This the Bangladesh We Wanted?</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/is-this-the-bangladesh-we-wanted</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/is-this-the-bangladesh-we-wanted</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As we move forward to build a new Bangladesh, we need to put minority protection and minority rights front and centre, not because of inflammatory accusations from across the border from those who frankly need to do better protecting the rights of their own minorities, but because it is the right thing to do. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:44:57 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dipu Chandra das, Lynching, Minority Rights</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Looking Forward, Looking Back</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Looking-Forward%2C-Looking-Back</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Looking-Forward%2C-Looking-Back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Debate is one thing. Disinformation is quite another. Let us have an open, honest, nuanced conversation about the Liberation War, but let us always be guided by the truth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:04:26 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>December 16, Liberation War, 1971</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>We Cannot Let Osman Hadi&amp;apos;s Killers Win</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/we-cannot-let-osman-hadis-killers-win</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/we-cannot-let-osman-hadis-killers-win</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hadi wanted elections. He believed in the electoral process. He believed in democracy. He was running for election in Dhaka-8. He believed in the slow, painstaking process of building a new Bangladesh and knew there could be no short-cuts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:06:09 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Osman Hadi, Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Elections, Interim Government</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | Episode 3</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-episode-3</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/counterpoint-generations-episode-3</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Episode 3 of Counterpoint Generations, Professor Rehman Sobhan and Zafar Sobhan revisit the 1971 Liberation War through rich personal memory and historical reflection, from turmoil to triumph. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:19:09 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The J&#45;Z Show | Episode 11</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-11</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-11</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The shooting of Osman Hadi becomes a lens through which Jon Danilowicz and Zafar Sobhan examine political violence, institutional accountability, and the deeper fault lines shaping Bangladesh’s current moment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:29:19 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Original Sin</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Original-Sin</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Original-Sin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On this December 14 we should neither forgive nor forget the atrocities that were committed against the Bangladeshi people, not just on that day in 1971 but throughout the nine months of the Liberation War. Some sins are unforgivable, and December 14, 1971 is one of them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:23:30 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>December 14, 1971, Martyred Intellectuals Day, Bangladesh</media:keywords>
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<title>Counterpoint Generations | EP 2 | Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Counterpoint-Generations--EP-2</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Counterpoint-Generations--EP-2</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A thoughtful examination of leadership, party dynamics, and the unfinished story of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh, as discussed by Rehman Sobhan and Zafar Sobhan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:42:40 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Cometh the Hour</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-cometh-the-hour</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-cometh-the-hour</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If Tarique wishes to be prime minister and lead this nation, as his mother and father did before him, then a time comes when he needs to step up and stand up, and show the nation that he too is made of the stuff of leaders. This is such a time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:36:45 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tarique Rahman, BNP</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>CP Generation | EP 1| Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/CP-Generation--EP-1</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/CP-Generation--EP-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to the first episode of Counterpoint Generations, a new Counterpoint original series where ideas, insights, and experiences meet across generations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:57:14 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>5.5 and Still Alive</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-369</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What is needed is neither complacency nor catastrophizing, but a sober, hard-headed assessment of the threat and a realistic and tough-minded plan for how we should deal with it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:40:33 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Earthquake</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The J&#45;Z Show | Episode 10</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-10</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-10</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Episode 10 of The J-Z Show, Zafar Sobhan and Jon F. Danilowicz take a close look at the unfolding situation around Khaleda Zia’s health and what her condition means for Bangladesh’s shifting political landscape. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:12:34 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The Mills of God</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-the-mills-of-god</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/editorial-the-mills-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If anyone is in a position to claim that they have not received a full measure of justice, it is the victims and their families, and not the fugitive from Bangladeshi law contemptuously evading justice from her safe house in New Delhi. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:49:04 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Death Penalty, ICT, Hasina Verdict</media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show | Episode 9</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-9</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show--Episode-9</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh–Pakistan–India Relations &amp; Sheikh Hasina Verdict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:32:31 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show।Ep. 8</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-8</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-8</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A deep dive into the July Charter, referendum debates, and NCP’s roadmap for the coming national election. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:08:04 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show।Ep. 7। Saimum Parvez। July Charter, Trial of Army officers and Return of Tarique Rahman</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-7</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-7</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jon and Zafar talk with Dr. Saimum Parvez about Bangladesh’s shifting political landscape, the BNP’s evolving strategy, and what lies ahead in the country’s path to reform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:53:43 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show।Ep. 6।Jon &amp;amp; Zafar talk with Nakibur Rahman on UNGA at New York, DUCSU &amp;amp; Innovision Poll</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-6%E0%A5%A4</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4Ep.-6%E0%A5%A4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jon and Zafar sit down with Nakibur Rahman to unpack Jamaat’s global positioning, the DUCSU upset, and what the Innovision Poll signals for Bangladesh’s next election. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:08:58 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Straight Talk With Zafar Sobhan | Md Rubaiyath Sarwar</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Straight-Talk-With-Zafar-Sobhan--Md-Rubaiyath-Sarwar</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/Straight-Talk-With-Zafar-Sobhan--Md-Rubaiyath-Sarwar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:23:19 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show। Ep. 5। Gen Z Revolution in Nepal</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-5%E0%A5%A4-Gen-Z-Revolution-in-Nepal</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-5%E0%A5%A4-Gen-Z-Revolution-in-Nepal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 5 of The J-Z Show compares Nepal’s Gen Z uprising to Bangladesh’s youth revolt, exploring common grievances, emerging political dynamics among students, and what these movements signal for the future. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:36:52 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show। Ep. 4। Election, Interim Government and the Army</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-4%E0%A5%A4-Election%2C-Interim-Government-and-the-Army</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-4%E0%A5%A4-Election%2C-Interim-Government-and-the-Army</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 4 of The J-Z Show unpacks Bangladesh’s political future, dissecting rumors of interim governments and military roles while exposing why conspiracy theories thrive in the absence of trust and transparency. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 08:56:47 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show। Ep. 3। Can we ever get out of history wars?</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-3%E0%A5%A4-Can-we-ever-get-out-of-history-wars</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-3%E0%A5%A4-Can-we-ever-get-out-of-history-wars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 3 of The J-Z Show confronts Bangladesh’s “history wars,” asking whether the nation can ever move beyond the divides born of 15 August 1975. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:25:05 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>The J&#45;Z Show। Ep. 2। July Anniversary, tariffs, reforms and election</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-2%E0%A5%A4-July-Anniversary%2C-tariffs%2C-reforms-and-election</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/The-J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-2%E0%A5%A4-July-Anniversary%2C-tariffs%2C-reforms-and-election</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 2 of The J-Z Show reflects on Bangladesh’s democratic transition, U.S. trade tensions, and the road ahead to national elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:40:25 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>J&#45;Z Show। Ep. 1। Bangladesh in Global Focus</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-1%E0%A5%A4-Bangladesh-in-Global-Focus</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/J-Z-Show%E0%A5%A4-Ep.-1%E0%A5%A4-Bangladesh-in-Global-Focus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Episode 1 of The J-Z Show sets the stage with a candid exploration of Bangladesh’s politics, democracy, and shifting global image—through the contrasting yet complementary lenses of diplomacy and journalism. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 08:58:48 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
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<title>Time to Listen to the Bangladeshi People</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/time-to-listen-to-the-bangladeshi-people</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/time-to-listen-to-the-bangladeshi-people</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Let us step back for a moment and ask ourselves what it is the Bangladeshi people want at a time like this ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 07:05:33 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh, Elections, Yunus</media:keywords>
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<title>Interview with Khalid Quadir</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/interview-with-khalid-quadir</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/interview-with-khalid-quadir</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &#039;This partnership demonstrates how aligning business practices with global standards can attract international investment&#039; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 11:03:16 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khalid Quadir, Private Equity, Investment</media:keywords>
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<title>Pick your poison</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/pick-your-poison</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/pick-your-poison</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AL and BNP both show nothing but contempt for the Bangladeshi voter ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 07:12:37 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AL, BNP, Elections</media:keywords>
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<title>Winning back the students</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/winning-back-the-students</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/winning-back-the-students</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What can the government do to win back the students and indeed the rest of the country? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 07:00:03 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Students, July Uprising, Student Politics</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The future is now</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/the-future-is-now</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/the-future-is-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You try to silence Bangladeshis or ignore their concerns only at your own peril ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:16:26 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>July Uprising</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>When the dust settles</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/when-the-dust-settles</link>
<guid>https://counterpointbd.com/when-the-dust-settles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The destruction of the house on Road 32 has left all of us fundamentally poorer ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:05:35 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zafar Sobhan</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Road 32</media:keywords>
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