Khaleda's article in Washington Times: The thankless role in saving democracy in Bangladesh

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I'm surprised that this hasn't been shared here yet. A blatant call for American intervention.

[Allegedly Khaleda] Zia: The thankless role in saving democracy in Bangladesh
Corruption and stealing threaten a once vibrant nation

Wednesday, January 31, 2013
The Washington Times

"Will 2013 be a watershed in U.S.-Bangladeshi relations? My country of 150 million people, located between India and Myanmar, has been independent since 1971, when the United States was one of the first nations to recognize our right to self-determination. Yet in the past year, relations have been strained to the point where the United States may be accused of standing idle while democracy in Bangladesh is undermined and its economic allegiance shifts toward other growing world powers.

This is not to say that the U.S. government, Congress or agencies they help lead have done nothing. Six months ago, the World Bank withdrew nearly $2 billion in funding for a four-mile bridge project, the largest single infrastructure project in Bangladesh for 40 years, and demanded an inquiry into ministerial corruption and misappropriation of funds."

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