The news article I have chosen to write about was written one month ago and its about how the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demands the resignation of Bangladesh’s current Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. The BNP has staged public meetings all over the country and has organized rallies demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down and announce fresh elections. The BNP has made claims that the elections in years prior have been rigged by Sheikh Hasina’s administration so they demand for an election to be held by a “caretaker government” rather than the Awami League. Another reason aside from alleged rigged elections that the BNP wants to protest the current Prime Minister, is because of plans to hike up power prices. The BNP has also made further claims that the Awami League is “clinging to power by using police and bureaucrats. In response to the BNP, the PM Sheikh Hasina said “the extreme rightist and leftist groups” were joining with the BNP to overthrow her government. She made a statement to Press Trust of India, “Let me tell you (BNP) one thing. The Awami League works for the people and their welfare. Don’t think it will fall if one shakes it. Things are not that easy.” This conflict in Bangladesh between the BNP and the PM makes me wonder about the outcomes of the upcoming 2024 election? I wonder if the BNP will gain popularity among civilians and potentially cause PM Sheikh to leave office? I also wonder if the BNP would agree with the circumstances of the 2024 election and who runs it. It would be very interesting to see where this political issue ends in the near future and how it may resolve.

 

https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/bangladesh-opposition-bnp-holds-multiple-protests-demand-pm-sheikh-hasinas-resignation-551688

 

HR: Cited Article

 

x. Gabe Thompson