Sheikh Haseena's Unhappiness Is Building Up in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh is sandwiched between two giant countries in China and India. Because of that very, very sensitive geopolitical positioning, Bangladesh is a concern also for America. So on the one hand, unhappiness with Sheikh Haseena is clearly building up in Bangladesh. But outside the country, she's going great guns. She seems to negotiate that difficulty remarkably well.

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