Untold Facts

Is PM Sheikh Hasina in control of her affairs?

A careful look at the political state of affairs in Bangladesh will substantiate an argument that the Sheikh Hasina regime is a continuation of the military-backed interim government that had ruled the country for about two years before her party came to power. Sheikh Hasina and many of her party people were incarcerated and tortured during those two years, and she claimed that there had been an attempt on her life through mixing poison with her food. Her statement in this regard can be interpreted in two ways: 1. She made a false statement to collect public sympathy, which explains why she is not taking any action against those who wanted to kill her; 2. Her statement is true, but she is unable to take any action, as she is not in command of the affairs of Bangladesh.

Instead of branding our Prime Minster as a liar, I find it morally more comfortable to believe the second interpretation. Sheikh Hasina receives dictation about how to run the country and about who to punish; and according to that dictation, the misdeeds of the military-backed interim regime are forgiven. The primary target is those people who constitute the biggest obstacle to the realization of a political and economic hegemony of a regional power, and it is that regional power that is virtually at the helm of the country. It is that neighboring country of ours that wants to exploit Bangladesh in every way possible, which BNP and Jamaat refuse to tolerate.This is the reason for the arrests of Mahmudur Rahman, Motiur Rahman Nizami, Maulana Saidee and Ali Ahsan Mujahid.

Author: Shimul Chaudhury