Bangladesh and the (Geo)Politics of Polarisation

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Bangladesh and the (Geo)Politics of Polarisation

The recent attack on Bangladesh’s iconic national monument ‘Dhanmondi 32’ — the house where the nation’s founding father, ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, lived and died — has left many within and beyond Bangladesh with a sense of foreboding. On 5-6 February, the building, which also housed the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, was allegedly vandalised and torched by a mob.As striking images of the demolition spread, news of further attacks on bu…