An independent central bank could have prevented bank fraud and inflation. There is no alternative unless we want to return to the bad old days of high inflation and a plummeting Taka.
Nothing in recent geopolitical trends suggests pressures on Bangladesh’s economy are going to get simpler. Everything points to a need to accept that simply returning to the status quo will be insufficient. The economy must exceed both performance and expectations of the past if the nation is ever to hope to catch up with its competitors.
What this latest interview has shown is that even 18 months after the uprising that unseated them from power, the party has not changed one iota. The party remains exactly as it was prior to August 5, 2024, save for the fact that it is no longer in power.
Where does the Awami League stand today, 18 months after the July Uprising, and is there any way back for the party post-February 12?
While this kind of hooliganism is shameful and unacceptable, this was not the first egg-throwing incident on foreign land by Bangladeshi political activists, nor will it be the last
What can those who hope to rule Bangladesh post-elections learn from recent events in Nepal, and what are the twin threats that it will need to face down?
Provoking what was an entirely predictable response from AL activists and supporters in the stronghold of the deposed political regime amounted to a de facto open invitation for confrontation
In the coming weeks and months, there are likely to be other similar confrontations involving rival political factions as elections approach. The pro-democracy forces need to understand this and avoid playing into the hands of those who want to turn back the clock.
