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Siam Sarower Jamil

Siam Sarower Jamil

The Diplomat

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Can Pakistan Win Bangladesh’s Trust Without Apologizing for the Genocide of 1971?

The current warmth in Bangladesh-Pakistan bilateral relations is less a product of mutual trust and more a function of geopolitical calculations.

01.06.2026 10

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Siam Sarower Jamil

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Election Doublespeak

The party’s constitution explicitly supports the implementation of Sharia. In their election speeches, leaders are singing a different tune.

09.02.2026 9

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Siam Sarower Jamil

Is the Bangladeshi State Incapable or Unwilling to Control Mobs?

The targeting of journalists, media houses and cultural institutions on December 18-19 was neither sudden nor spontaneous. The attacks were...

22.12.2025 10

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Siam Sarower Jamil

With Eye on Elections Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Offers Vague Apology

The Islamist party had collaborated with Pakistan in genocide during the 1971 Liberation War. But its chief avoided mentioning its horrific role.

04.11.2025 10

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Siam Sarower Jamil

Why Are More Countries Shutting Their Doors to Bangladeshis?

Bangladeshis seeking to leave the country are not getting visas easily. The Bangladesh passport is the seventh weakest in the world.

30.09.2025 10

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Siam Sarower Jamil