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As midnight approached on February 21, 2008, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a cadre of leaders began gathering at the Shahid Minar (martyr monument). The first dignitary was the president, chief of the current caretaker government. He was joined by the chief of the three wings of the armed forces, his advisors, and an assortment of politicians.
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© 2015 S. M. Shamsul Alam
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Alam, S.M.S. (2015). Gorob O Asha: Language as Counter-Governmentality. In: Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-52603-8_2
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