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...important," particularly as it loses ground to rising sea levels, says Sreeradha Datta, a political scientist at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses in New Delhi. Bangladeshis in the area understandably bristle at the idea of being fenced in. "There are 17 companies of BSF here," says Mohammed Nazrul Islam, 37, a Bangladeshi who lives in one of the enclaves. "If the fencing is erected, in 20 or 30 years, then what will they do? Will they also build a wall...
...million extra names, though most of these it put down to migrating citizens registering in two places. The BNP concedes there are problems with the roll but denies manipulating it. "Number one, [the Awami League] cannot really establish [the roll was tampered with]," BNP joint secretary-general Nazrul Islam Khan told TIME. "Number...
...study abroad, says he has lost all faith in Bangladesh's leaders-in "the way they talk, the way they express themselves, the way they act like kids, the way they don't compromise." Nearby, beneath election posters strung across a street and fluttering in a gentle breeze, Nazrul Islam, a father of three, agrees. Nazrul sells flags for a living. The past few months have been tough going-the unrest has halved his earnings to about $4 a day as fewer people have dared to venture outside. "The future," he laments "doesn't look too positive...
...altering the voter roll before leaving office, removing the names of its supporters while entering the names of BNP voters multiple times. The BNP concedes there are problems with the roll but denies manipulating it. "They cannot really establish it, number one," says BNP joint secretary general Nazrul Islam Khan of the Awami League's allegations. "Number...
...Nazrul Islam Khan says "that as a modern person I would support that everything should go to a website." But, he asks, "how many people will have the scope to go to that website - Shujan is a very nice organization but they are thinking of an ideal situation." That, says Ahmad, is exactly the point...