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Or maybe it's all that life in Bangladesh is horrible (from The Diplomat):

>>"Asif Nazrul, an acclaimed political analyst and professor at Dhaka University, painted a broader picture of the reasons for public disapproval of the ruling government. “Consider the current living standards: inflation and food prices have soared dramatically, with food inflation at 10.76 percent and overall inflation exceeding 9 percent for nearly a year,” he noted.

“Recently, there have been reports of leaked civil service exam questions and numerous government officials involved in widespread corruption. Now, the severe mishandling of a student-led protest, which led to over 200 deaths, adds to the discontent. It is clear that public trust in this government has completely eroded,” the Nazrul remarked.

"Since the protest movement began, the country’s economic woes have only deepened as many expatriates reportedly launched a boycott campaign to shake the Hasina government, urging people not to send remittances through official banking channels. Supporters of the boycott said their hard-earned money was being used to purchase bullets to kill their countrymen.

"According to Bangladesh Bank data, remittance inflows, the South Asian nation’s second-biggest source of foreign currency, dropped to $1.9 billion in July from $2.54 billion in June.

Experts fear that the ongoing tensions could adversely impact exports, foreign trade, and foreign direct investments, further deepening the ongoing dollar shortage."

https://archive.ph/Zlbo1

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