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Round 7: Tossup 8

The “Jail Killing Day” occurred in this country three months after Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed took power in the wake of a 1975 coup. A genocide in this [emphasize] modern-day (15[1])country was led by a leader who declared “Kill three million and the rest will (15[1])eat out of our (15[1])hands.” The Mukti Bahini fought for the independence of this country. George Harrison led a benefit concert after Operation (*) Searchlight targeted this country (10[2])led by Sheikh Mujibur (10[1])Rahman. Yahya Khan lost this modern-day country’s 1971 Liberation War to the Awami League, which sought to end its status as an eastern exclave of Pakistan. For 10 points, name this Asian nation now led from Dhaka. ■END■

ANSWER: Bangladesh [or People’s Republic of Bangladesh; prompt on East Pakistan; reject “Pakistan”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Rohan JainExhibitionMidtown2715
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BChattahoochee B4215
Tejas SolaiInnovation ALambert A4615
Edward KimJohns CreekHoover6910
Sheehan BankaNorthview ALambert B6910
Dhruva DevabhaltuniChattahoochee ANorthview B7310

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VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%0%54.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%72.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%83.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%78.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%80%0%57.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%33%84.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%0%64.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%0%33%84.67
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓580%60%40%56.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%63%13%60.00