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Local agency beats grand conspiracy. Jamaat is a Bangladeshi actor pursuing domestic power-sharing, not a proxy rebooting 1971. Electoral alliances reflect arithmetic, not revanchism.
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The youth aren’t history-blind. The fiercest resistance to the Jamaat tie-up is inside the NCP—precisely because 1971 still matters.
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Bangladesh’s trajectory undercuts the claim. On GDP per capita and human development, Bangladesh now outperforms Pakistan—hardly evidence of vulnerability to external capture.
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Humanitarian truth cuts the other way. Writer Taslima Nasreen has documented the grim reality of stranded Bihari Bengalis in Pakistan—stateless, slum-bound, blamed for 1971. That tragedy underscores why Bangladeshi nationalism is resilient, not pliable.
Calling a youth movement “baccha party” may score clicks; it doesn’t explain outcomes.
Rebutting the missile-threat theatrics
Saber-rattling from a peripheral Pakistani youth figure does not equal state policy. Islamabad’s leadership—under Shehbaz Sharif—has not endorsed such claims. The realities are plain:
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Deterrence and economics make escalation fantasy politics.
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Bangladesh under Yunus is pursuing balanced neutrality, not inviting foreign bases.
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Loud threats often serve domestic audiences, not strategy.
Dhaka’s election calculus is driven by prices, jobs, corruption, and reform—not missile tweets.
