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<title>Emerging Markets Monitor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Strait of Hormuz is in crisis, disrupting the global economy. Asia, in particular, faces a coming storm with a prolonged closure -- the Strait carries the lifeblood of Asia&#039;s economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:47:36 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Afshin Molavi</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iran, USA, Strait of Hormuz</media:keywords>
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<title>William B Milam, a Diplomat and a Scholar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Only a genuine friend would share his thoughts and his words of wisdom in the larger interest of Bangladesh and its people with such clarity. William B Milam was one such friend. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:55:54 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shamsher M. Chowdhury</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>William B Milam, tribute</media:keywords>
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<title>An Open Letter to Tarique Rahman</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Your service to the nation can only continue if your well-being is safeguarded. Ultimately, the responsibility also rests with the state’s security apparatus, particularly those entrusted with your protection. When credible threats are perceived, it becomes their duty to act decisively. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:46:54 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashraf Ud Doula</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tarique Rahman, BNP, Prime Minister</media:keywords>
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<title>The End of an Era</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ All of us who care about Bangladesh have lost a great friend and mentor and a strong voice for the country and its people. The best way we can honour his life and legacy is to continue his life’s work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:04:07 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jon Danilowicz</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ambassador William Bryant Milam, Diplomat, Geopolitics</media:keywords>
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<title>A True Friend of Bangladesh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ambassador Milam&#039;s connection to Bangladesh was not a chapter of his career -- it was a lifelong commitment. His voice was one of moral clarity in times when many chose silence. Bangladesh has lost a true friend. The cause of democracy has lost a fearless champion. His legacy will endure in the freedom he helped defend. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:46:15 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rumi Ahmed Khan and Shafiqur Rahman</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ambassador William Bryant Milam, Diplomat, Geopolitics</media:keywords>
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<title>A Bangladeshi&#45;American Story</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/Meeting-a-Cousin-for-the-First-Time-in-the-United-States</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ I look at a black and white photo of our maternal grandmothers from the 60s, and wonder if they ever imagined their descendants would get together like this in the New World. We are continuing the journey of immigration, something that started thousands of years back for humankind. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:23:34 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tamim Choudhury</dc:creator>
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<title>Decoding the DC&#45;Dhaka Dance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ All things considered, it&#039;s remarkable that Bangladesh -- by no means a US ally or top partner -- is where it is right now: In a relatively stable place with one of the most unconventional and unpredictable US administrations in recent memory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:35:01 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Michael Kugelman</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>United States, Washington DC, Bangladesh-US, Foreign Policy</media:keywords>
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<title>When Propaganda Meets Corpses: Counting the Dead of 1971</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Why this obsession with minimization? Because to reduce the deaths is to reduce the crime. To reduce the refugees is to erase the moral claim of independence. To dismiss the rapes is to absolve collaborators. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:17:21 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kawsar Chowdhury</dc:creator>
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<title>Thank you, Sister Joann</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Remembrance for a true friend of Bangladesh who spent over five decades in this country, shaping generations of girls into young women and leaving an indelible impression on them and the nation ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:53:33 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lubna Kabir</dc:creator>
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<title>Death of a Local Hero</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This piece was written exactly one year ago today after Abu Sayed was martyred. It was far from certain at that point that Hasina would be defeated and most believed then that she would rule until she died peacefully in her sleep decades hence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:02:27 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shafiqur Rahman</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>July 16, July Uprising, Abu Sayeed</media:keywords>
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<title>Adventures On A Train Ride Across Bangladesh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Reflections on how Bangladesh has changed since the 1980s ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:23:28 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tamim Choudhury</dc:creator>
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<title>Remembering the July Uprising</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ten months on have we forgotten the supreme sacrifice made by our brothers and sisters? We can never forget. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:43:04 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ridoan Mahbub</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>July Uprising</media:keywords>
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<title>Ataullah’s arrest won’t fix the Rohingya crisis</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/ataullahs-arrest-wont-fix-the-rohingya-crisis</link>
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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>
<media:keywords>Rohingya, Ataullah</media:keywords>
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<title>Asma Bibi&amp;apos;s harrowing journey: A tale of survival, trafficking, and courage</title>
<link>https://counterpointbd.com/asma-bibis-harrowing-journey-a-tale-of-survival-trafficking-and-courage</link>
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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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