News Snapshot:
Bangladesh is in the middle of a political churn that hasn’t been seen in recent years. The ruling Awami League is determined to win the general election to be held on 7 January 2024 and bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to power for an unprecedented fifth term. Meanwhile, its main opponent Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), having spent 17 long years in the political wilderness, is hoping that Hasina’s sins of omission and commission will help it wrest power — even if the ruling party seeks to control several instruments of power like the Election Commission. What is even more...
