Khaleda Zia announced that she will not recognize elections as long as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remained at helm of affairs. She has asked for the elections to be held under a neutral polls-time government.
The rivalry between Zia and Hasina goes back decades, and has led to political violence across the nation.
Recently four arrest warrants have been issued against Khalida Zia, the ex PM of Bangladesh and arch opponent of Mrs Hasina, the Chief Justice has been effectively exiled and various figures from opposing BNP party booked.
“No fair poll will be held or can be held under Sheikh Hasina,” Khaleda remarked while addressing a rally in Dhaka this afternoon.
The former prime minister, and widow of former dictator also called for a national unity.
Khaleda Zia has allied and aligned with hardliners and is believed to be close to Paksistan, while Prime Minister Hasina is seen as a heir to Bangladesh Mukti Vahini and is close to New Delhi
The Bangladeshi history is full of deceit, coups and plots. For a young nation born in 1971, the palace intrigues are both high on frequency and deadly in body counts. For one Pakistan never swallowed its defeat in 1971 war with India and MuktiVahini. The hardiners inside the country who aligned with Pakistani forces during the war of Independence still see a mortal enemy in the progressive state that the country tried hard to be. The attacks on intelligence, terror bombings etc can all be widely attributed to the same disgruntled elements.
