Untold Facts

Jungle Law’s Monarchy on in Bangladesh

It’s a façade of democracy but in reality a monarchy of Jungle Law in Bangladesh on since January 2009.

Presumed ‘terrorist’ have not only been continual death victims of the law enforcing agencies supported by the Home Minister in the so-called ‘cross fires’ day in and day out but also imagined terrorists are also being detained by police, put on remands and tortures for days and weeks and then sent to prison, the courts are so generous to put them in prison rejecting all pleas for bails! Not even the suckling four month old baby mother along with the baby was spared by the perpetrators of Jungle Law. Any sensible person must wonder how the ‘independent’ judiciary of the country has been failing in their otherwise highly morally demanding jobs!

Not out of tune with the Jungle Bangladesh had in the post independence days from 1972 to mid August 1975 when the ‘father’; made it the jungle, and now the worthy daughter, as well. There is a difference though. The father did not formally declared Bangladesh his paternal fiefdom, not also inherited monarchy because there was no scope to do so. But the daughter went further ahead for she is the daughter of the father and so inheritance was her rightful claim. The father abandoned democracy and instead instituted one party BAKSAL and absolute dictatorship in January 1975 that was unfortunately for her snapped in mid August successful coup of 1975 but fortunately for the people brought back multi-party democracy for the people in tune with their common aspirations.

It is not clear though that she is going the way for absolute dictatorship through the way to the BAKSAL or directly into the 21st century monarchy for Bangladesh. The inheritance line looks like settled through her younger sister Rehana as in transition next to her son Joy and then to his next progeny to continue in perpetuity. In case of any snapping in the line, other line is also being opened as it began through the Taposh case made up on the 21st October in Dhaka.

The first line of monarchy has already been provided with State funded fabulous security at home and also in the USA, England, Canada and Finland of all the inheritors. The State security cases of Taposh (nephew), Sheikh Selim (cousin), Hasnat Abdullah (cousin) etc. could thus be in the pipeline, the 21st October blast case could have been the prelude or excuse in the matter. The escape goats are already in police custody and in prison after summery refusal of bail prayers.

The ruler of the jungle, fortunately for the people, had unfortunate end. This time God only knows how He would relieve the people from the jungle ruler of the 21st century Bangladesh.

Author: Dr. M.T. Hussain