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Universities in this country have been plagued by cases of torture by a terrorist student league that was linked to the 7/16 attack on foreign bakery workers. Episodes of democratic backsliding in this country include the shuttering of opposition newspaper Dainik Dinkal and a draconian 2018 Digital Security Act. In this country, regime change was the “one-point” demand of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement. A non-French July Revolution in this country targeted a Supreme Court decision that upheld a 30-percent quota (10[2])for descendents (10[1])of Mukti Bahini. Advisors of an interim government in this country include the founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad (10[1])Yunus. For 10 points, name this country where 2024 protests toppled the Awami League government (-5[1])of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Bangladesh [or People’s Republic of Bangladesh or Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
ShourjoOhio State ACWRU B7910
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BMichigan D (DII)7910
Daniel Lian (DII)Michigan C (UG)CWRU C (UG)8110
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Kenyon B (DII)9910
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State C (DII)Michigan State B (UG)114-5
Ciaran Strimaitis (DII)Kenyon A (UG)CWRU D (DII)12010
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Ohio State C (DII)12010
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)Michigan State C (UG)12010

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