Mainstream WeeklyThese are my initial comments on the "July Declaration" read out today by the leader of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus.
1. Much of the history - as well as description of the Awami League - set out in this declaration is highly biased and partial, and seems to just represent the views of those who hate the Awami League, not just for what the party has done whilst in government, but for what the party is to them, that is to say a political adversary. That is to say, much of (…)
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