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Bangladesh Statecraft

Umran Chowdhury

Notes on diplomatic, political, legal and military history. Reliably sourced from the best books and references.

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    Lawyer and historian from Bangladesh. My Substacks focus on modern Bangladeshi statecraft, East Pakistan, South Asia and International Law, and my own family history. Substack is my writing board. Hopefully someone will publish it one day.

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