The BNP’s stance, which shifted from initially aligning with the students to later portraying the president as a stabilising figure, could risk dissipating the transformative potential of this “moment.”
To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.
All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.
The BNP’s stance, which shifted from initially aligning with the students to later portraying the president as a stabilising figure, could risk dissipating the transformative potential of this “moment.”
To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.
All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.