The campaign reflects the simmering discontent about India's disregard to the legitimate grievances of Bangladesh and its role in Bangladesh's domestic politics

এই সময়ে যে দেশগুলো গণতন্ত্রের দিকে যাচ্ছিল শুধু যে তাদেরই ক্ষতি হয়েছে তা নয়, যে দেশগুলো অতীতে স্বৈরাচারী ছিল, সেই শাসনব্যবস্থা আরও কঠোর হয়েছে৷ যেমন চীন, রাশিয়াসহ অন্যান্য দেশের ক্ষেত্রে আমরা সেটা দেখতে পাচ্ছি

Whether it has compromised the country’s sovereignty

Public reactions to this state-managed saga have been remarkably muted

আজকের দিনটি আমাদের নয়। যারা এই গবেষণা পুরস্কার ও বৃত্তি অর্জন করলেন আজকের দিনটি তাদের জন্য।

Bangladesh election excluding the major opposition parties and “engineered like the previous two general elections” would have serious consequences, “not only politically but also economically and diplomatically.”

“The ruling party leaders and activists are angry with the U.S. because they see the current U.S. policy towards Bangladesh as an obstacle to holding an election according to their plan. Their anger is both spontaneous and orchestrated,”

"This will plunge the country into a deeper political crisis with serious implications for the fragile economy,"

“The ruling party needs to understand that stubbornness, use of brute force, silencing opposition and machination may provide an aura of invincibility, but they do not deliver a solution to the economic crisis,”

“The response of the police, which triggered the violence, seemed to be planned well ahead of the rally,”