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The Return Of 'Razakars' To Bangladesh Political Discourse After 53 Years | Read

Violence in Bangladesh has left over 130 dead as students demand reforms to a quota system governing the allocation of government jobs in the country. The protests intensified following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's controversial remarks, where she labelled the protestors as "Razakars". This term, historically loaded and carrying a negative connotation, harks back to the East Pakistani volunteer force that opposed the creation of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation during its 1971 War of Independence.

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