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Saiful Hoque

S. M. Saiful Hoque is a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessperson. He was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia from 2009 to 2019. Hoque graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine in 1979. Hoque served as the director, International Programme Development of Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) since 1999. Hoque is also an Advisor of Bangladesh Center for Culture, Science and Information in St. Petersburg, Russia. During the celebration of the 49th Independence and National Day of the People's Republic of Bangladesh at the Sri Lankan embassy in Moscow on 28 March 2019, Hoque expressed gratitude toward the Russian Navy sailors who helped to clear the Chittagong harbor of mines and sunken ships after ties between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were established in 1971.

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S. M. Saiful Hoque is a Bangladeshi diplomat and businessperson. He was Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia from 2009 to 2019. Hoque graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine in 1979. Hoque served as the director, International Programme Development of Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) since 1999. Hoque is also an Advisor of Bangladesh Center for Culture, Science and Information in St. Petersburg, Russia. During the celebration of the 49th Independence and National Day of the People's Republic of Bangladesh at the Sri Lankan embassy in Moscow on 28 March 2019, Hoque expressed gratitude toward the Russian Navy sailors who helped to clear the Chittagong harbor of mines and sunken ships after ties between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were established in 1971.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378399133

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