Dispute Over Ousted Leader Blocks Bangladesh-India Relations
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Bangladesh and India want better relations. But there is a problem. The problem is about Sheikh Hasina. She was the prime minister of Bangladesh. People forced her out of power. Now she lives in India.
Bangladesh does not want Hasina to talk about politics from India. Some people call this problem a spat. A spat means a small fight or argument. This spat is stopping the two countries from working together.
Experts study this problem. They are called analysts. Analysts say India can help fix the problem. India can promise something important. India can promise that Hasina will not do politics in India.
This kind of promise is called a commitment. A commitment means a strong promise to do something. If India makes this commitment, the two countries can maybe end their deadlock. A deadlock means a problem with no solution yet.
Vocabulary10 words
- prime minister
- the top leader of a country's government
- spat
- a small fight or argument
- analysts
- people who study problems and give opinions
- commitment
- a strong promise to do something
- deadlock
- a problem where nobody can agree
- ousted
- forced out of a job or power
- soil
- the land or ground of a country
- reset
- starting something again in a better way
- engage
- to take part in something
- stall
- to stop moving forward
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Answer key
1. The former prime minister of Bangladesh 2. India 3. India stopping Hasina from doing politics there
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bangladesh and India want better _____. But there is a problem. The problem is about Sheikh _____. She was the prime minister of Bangladesh. People forced her out of power. Now she lives in _____.
Bangladesh does not want Hasina to talk about _____ from India. Some people call this problem a _____. This spat is stopping the two countries from working _____.
Experts study this problem. They are called _____. Analysts say India can help fix the problem. India can promise something _____.
This kind of promise is called a _____. If India makes this commitment, the two countries can maybe end their _____.
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