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Sabir Mustafa

@sabir59

Former Managing Editor at VoA Bangla, Washington, DC. Headed the BBC’s Bengali service from June 2001 to March 2023.

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calendar_today02-06-2009 10:15:13

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Breaking: PM Modi's letter to Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman. Invites him to visit India. PM Modi's message to Rahman "look forward to working closely with you to strengthen our multifaceted bilateral relations'

Breaking:

PM Modi's letter to Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman. Invites him to visit India. 

PM Modi's message to Rahman

"look forward to working closely with you to strengthen our multifaceted bilateral relations'
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While Narendra #Modi invited new #Bangladesh prime minister #TariqueRahman to visit Delhi, #India /n foreign secretary Vikram Misri met opposition leader and #Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman.

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#India /n overtures to the new #Bangladesh government continues. Delhi appears keen to put its relations with Dhaka back on track.

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Spoke to WION TV about the new BNP govt in #Bangladesh and prospect of a “reset” in relations between Delhi and Dhaka. Head of outgoing interim regime Muhammad Yunus’s poke at #India with reference to the “Seven Sisters” came up for scrutiny too.

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In 2016, Brexiters in the UK campaigned on the theme "Take Back Control." In 2022, BNP launched a campaign with the slogan "Take Back #Bangladesh." In 2016, US President Donald Trump declared his policy to be "America First." In 2026, BNP leader Tarique Rahman declared his

In 2016, Brexiters in the UK campaigned on the theme "Take Back Control."  In 2022, BNP launched a campaign with the slogan "Take Back #Bangladesh."
In 2016, US President Donald Trump declared his policy to be "America First." In 2026, BNP leader Tarique Rahman declared his
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If this is confirmed and can be proved, then those four franchises should lose their license pronto. UK's anti-discrimination laws should be brought to bear hard on these four franchises.

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The press in #Bangladesh 'was terrified during #Yunus regime' : How the Nobel peace laureate used various tools to stifle the press. tbsnews.net/features/panor…

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First sign of thaw in #India - #Bangladesh relations, after 18 months of freezing cold: Dhaka's high commission in Delhi has started receiving visa applications from Indians. Now it's India's turn to resume issuing tourist visas for Bangladeshis. tbsnews.net/foreign-policy…

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President Shahabuddin of #Bangladesh has alleged that Nobel peace laureate Muhammad #Yunus did not follow constitutional path while ruling the country for the past 18 months. Yunus's time as head of an interim regime ended after the Feb 12 elections. tbsnews.net/bangladesh/yun…

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It seems Iran launched retaliatory strikes against US military targets in the Gulf almost immediately after the joint American-Israeli attacks began.

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13 reasons i am worried about what we have set in motion in Iran. as a rule, successful regime change is easier to call for than carry out, as iraq, afghanistan, & Libya all teach. open.substack.com/pub/richardhaa…

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Iran confirms the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Saturday’s Israeli attack on his residence in Tehran.