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July 2018
Overview. The reporting period was dominated by the release of the 2018/2019 budget yet concerns remain over terrorism and political stability. Bangladesh is prone to regular periods of political instability involving frequent campaigns of street violence led by various political parties. The historic rivalry between the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Islamist opposition…
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July 2018
Overview. The period was dominated by the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, the run up to the general elections, the FATF’s re-addition of Pakistan to the “grey list”, and US drone strikes against TTP leaders. As expected, all major political parties formally commenced their election campaigns soon after the end of Eid.…… Read the rest