Bangladesh Socio-Political Crisis 2024

[Alter_Ego]

Banning AL and not BNP is going to polarise BD totally and not allow the country to move forward at all. AL supporters will wreck any chance of a functioning democracy.

There is no constitutional reason they can be banned and the party has a significant minority of the population that support it.

If you are going to ban AL(which I support) then also ban BNP.

Those in either party that have not been involved in high level corruption or thuggery can of course join one of the other existing parties or form their own.

Banning them will be dangerous.
Like opportunists they are, banning them will only make them neogotiate a united stand against anhone who dare oppose them. This is realpolitik 101 after all.

The best way to deal with them, is somehow pressuring them to make concessions which favors transformation of both parties along national interest:

- make amendments that negate dynastic rule
- makes them non-violent oriented
- makes more space for educated members
- makes more technocratic
- makes them merit based
- force them to kick out violent and corrupt members

And so on…

The Army may have to assist them in this process, especially with the violent and thugish influientials.

 

[Fallstuff]

Fact is Awami League acted as a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization. AL meets the definition to the letter.

There has to be a punishment at the Organization label.

 

[Al-Zakir]

I am all for this as long as BNP is also banned.

Jamatt is ok.

Most likely, BNP will be in power IF and WHEN election take place.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Bangladeshi Hindus also need to realize that Hindutva BJP is no friend of theirs either. Once their use is finished, the Indian non Bengali BJP will just throw them under the bus. They need to side with pro Bangladeshi Nationalist views, and that goes for both Hindus and Muslims.

Precisely correct.

Political parties like BNP and Jamaat have a responsibility to ensure they give the Hindu communities the confidence to support them, this includes treating them fairly and making it safe for them in Bangladesh.

So this is clearly understood, whether or not it is yet on prominent public display among the concerned leadership. That hint is a hopeful one.

Both BNP and Jamaat have been trying to do that, I hope they continue and be strict on any radical members within their ranks. These reforms are a must in the new Bangladesh.

This remains to be seen.
There are too many voices even among prominent members' posts here of a religion-driven quest for identity to give comfort to secular elements observing this from elsewhere.
It is for the time being pointless to describe, or discuss, if these quests have the nature of revival or renewal.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Im curious about how Singapore resolves the challenge with many large ethnic and religious groups coexisting.

By complete and utter domination of the political process by one community and the resultant clear mental understanding of this reality in administrative and social processes and interactions.