Continued protests in Bangladesh over the imprisonment of BNP party Cheif Khaleda Zia.
The widespread protest has spread after a sentence of 5 years was passed down on Thursday in a case of corruption. The case has sparked activists and to take to the street and roads, blocking traffic in many cases as they denounce the court’s decision, in many cases resorting to violence. The police have begun an arrest spree targeting BNP leaders and activists. According to BNP “3,850 leaders and activists of BNP had been arrested across the country over the last week.” Meanwhile, there has been counter movements by the ruling Awami League to celebrate the court’s decision and have organized resistance to stop BNP protests.
With this level of division within the political parties of Bangladesh, it seems quite likely that there will continue to be unrest. My question would be because of the scale of the protests by the BNP, is the Awami league going to begin targeting and oppressing the citizens associated with the BNP especially now that so many of the party leaders activists are imprisoned? What do the coming months have in store for the political climate in Bangladesh?