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This threat created an unprecedented political maelstrom in Bangladesh and pulled out many forces from dormancy, including radical Islamic outfits which nearly turned the Muslimmajority nation of 165 million Bengalis into a new Afghanistan merely a decade ago.
Washington wants Dhaka to join its regional coalition meant to contain China, but sanctions might not be the way to do it.
The US has stepped up pressure on Bangladesh to join its Indo-Pacific military pact to contain China, but it is using a false pretext that may rile up the Bengali nation that carries the bitter memory of America’s opposition to its birth.
B. Z. Khasru December 28, 2021 8:30 pm Courting Bangladesh: US Pushes Bangladesh to Anti-China Military Pact...