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<loc>https://www.himalmag.com/politics/bangladesh-bnp-reform-referendum-july-charter</loc>
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<image:caption>Tarique Rahman’s BNP, which swept to power in Bangladesh in February, has dragged its feet on key reforms that it had earlier agreed to with other political parties under the July Charter.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Resentment simmers in Bangladesh as the BNP stalls reforms</news:title>
<news:keywords>Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, BNP, reform, referendum, July Charter, Sheikh Hasina, Muhammed Yunus</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.himalmag.com/politics/manoj-jha-harsh-mander-india-muslims-hindutva</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-06T11:47:34.830Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Himal Interviews: India’s politics of fear and division </news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Manoj Jha, Harsh Mander, politics, secular, Hindutva, BJP, RSS, Narendra Modi, Rohingya, Pahalgam</news:keywords>
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