After 24 years of murderous rivalry between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, and her hated challenger Begum Khaleda Zia, the country has reached a new phase, an existential struggle for survival between the two women. The contest between Sheikh Hasina, 67, who heads the Awami League, the head of the coalition leading the government, and Begum Khaleda, 70, the head of the Bangladesh National Party, has now grown so bitter than it is harming the nation’s genuine interests. Each is threatening to jail the other for life depending on who wins the power struggle. Although their political positions are not far apart, the struggle is for power, not policy, with the main difference being that Sheikh Hasina’s government is secular while Begum Khaleda would reinstall a Muslim regime if returned to power.
Survival Struggle in Bangladesh
Survival Struggle in Bangladesh
Survival Struggle in Bangladesh
After 24 years of murderous rivalry between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed, and her hated challenger Begum Khaleda Zia, the country has reached a new phase, an existential struggle for survival between the two women. The contest between Sheikh Hasina, 67, who heads the Awami League, the head of the coalition leading the government, and Begum Khaleda, 70, the head of the Bangladesh National Party, has now grown so bitter than it is harming the nation’s genuine interests. Each is threatening to jail the other for life depending on who wins the power struggle. Although their political positions are not far apart, the struggle is for power, not policy, with the main difference being that Sheikh Hasina’s government is secular while Begum Khaleda would reinstall a Muslim regime if returned to power.