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... and the political opposition respects the procedures and norms of the democratic game. Democracy in Bangladesh is overshadowed by a bitter rivalry between the country s largest politi- cal parties, the Awami League (AL) under the cur- rent prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajid, and the Bangladesh National Party (BNP...

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... Action Battalion Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jamaat-e-Islami Sheikh Hasina Pakistan justice impunity genocide 151 Stints in power have been occasions to wipe out opponents, justice has meant vengeance, and egregious abuses have been legalized through immunity. Bangladesh s Quest...