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Sabria Chowdhury Balland

5 pieces by Sabria Chowdhury Balland on the CGS website.

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Should Pakistan and Bangladesh Recognize Israel?

Sabria Chowdhury Balland Published 21 January 2021

South Asia's two majority Muslim states are being pressured to follow oil-rich Arab states' shift toward Israel “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” –…

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Killings in Bangladesh push bipartisan US call for sanctions

Sabria Chowdhury Balland Published 4 November 2020

Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion is reportedly responsible for the extrajudicial killings of 400 people since 2015 On October 27, the Democratic ranking member of the US…

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Rohingya’s suffering continues in Bangladesh

Sabria Chowdhury Balland Published 20 October 2020

While Bangladesh is rightly commended for granting Rohingya refuge, more should be done to respect their rights “Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard…

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Hasina’s broken promises and death with impunity

Sabria Chowdhury Balland Published 9 September 2020

Bangladeshi leader leaves a trail of extrajudicial killings as she oversees spiking crime and corruption In an article in The Diplomat on September 4, Brad Adams,…

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Bangladesh silencing voices with Digital Security Act

Sabria Chowdhury Balland Published 22 July 2020

The law, in force since 2018, muzzles dissent and criticism of the ruling Awami League Sabria Chowdhury Balland “If all mankind minus one were of one…