BANGLADESH SQUEEZED BETWEEN TORMENTING PAST AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE? – ANALYSIS (SOURCE- EURASIA REVIEW, AUTHOR-RUPAK BHATACHARJEE)
Image credits- Wikimedia Commons Source- Eurasia Review Author- Rupak Bhatacharjee Bangladesh is again at the crossroads. The bitter power rivalry and acrimonious relations between the supreme leaders of the two contending parties — Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have resurfaced in the polity after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s completion of one year in office. BNP-sponsored indefinite blockades and frequent bomb attacks on public vehicles have made life miserable and people from all walks of life now want to see Bangladesh free from the stranglehold of squabbling politicians. Despite the AL government’s imposition of restrictions on street demonstrations and mass gatherings, violent agitations and blockades have claimed more than 60 lives since Jan 5. In a significant development on Jan 25, Bangladesh police registered a criminal case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia for instigating a deadly bomb attack on a passenger bus on Jan 23 in the cap