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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 country was led by a leader who declared “Kill three million and the rest (15[1])will eat out of our hands.” The Mukti Bahini fought (-5[1])for the independence (15[1])of this country. George Harrison led (15[1])a benefit concert after Operation (*) Searchlight targeted this country (10[1])led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Yahya Khan lost this modern-day country’s 1971 (-5[1])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
Ishaan Dinesh (BASIS Silicon Valley)CaliforniaGeorgia C4115
Vihan DevagupthapuGeorgia BTexas B51-5
Arnav Balijepalli (River Trail)Georgia ANew York5415
Aarya JoshiTexas AWashington6015
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)Texas BGeorgia B6910
Om DessaiNorth CarolinaKentucky81-5

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
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