Author: SYED BADRUL AHSAN
SYED BADRUL AHSAN
Syed Badrul Ahsan is a columnist and biographer. He writes on South Asian politics and history
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s decision to return to Dhaka in December this year has clearly caused consternation among those who hold political power in her country today. Judging by the varied, contradictory and often confusing responses from government functionaries, including ministers and the attorney general, it is evident that nervousness characterises the situation in Dhaka. For the past two years, first during the unconstitutional Yunus regime and then in the months since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power following the controversial election in February this year, anti-Hasina quarters have consistently demanded that the former prime minister…
