Awami League turns 60
This week, the Awami League — Bangladesh’s very own Grand Old Party — turned 60. The story of its first quarter century — from Pakistan’s first opposition party to the party of Bengali Muslim middle class to the nationalist movement to a fascist dictatorship’s denouement in fratricide — is widely known, and needs no repeating in this blog. Instead, I’ll write about the last 30 years. How did AL recover from 1975? Why did it win in December? Where do various factions fit today? And what may tomorrow hold?
The jostling continues - photo bdnews24.com
it is comical and sad to hear Sajeda Chowdhry’s allegation that Hasina was served poised food while she was in prison.
Such heresay and nonsense talk should not be uttered by a cabinet minister. What proof does she have?
With all the petty trials going on now in the country why don’t they file a case to bring to justice the people who attempted to poison her food.
Silly ..silly …silly!!! Where is the country headed?
The parliamentary sub-committees have gone bizzark, they want to hold petty hearings about all things past CTG including graft. Don’t we have the ACC and the court of law to hear alleged graft cases?
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The worst government in Bangladesh’s history was the illegitimate Fakruddin CTG. It was the most corrupt and notorious government.
The killers tried to poison the politicians.
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Ridiculous! What information or document suddenly came up that points to this discovery? Sajeda Chowdhury stated that PM Hasina had ear problem for the poisoning. Wasn’t the ear damaged in the grenade attack on her. What this politicians up to? Is there a limit of this stupididty?
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The CTG of Fakruddin should be thoroughly investigated and the culprits punished severely.
Now we have the strongest democracy in South Asia which is far stronger than the ones in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Since the charges have come from an elected parliament it is based on facts.
The parliament is the highest body in a democracy. Its members are elected by the people and it is the members I trust.
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stupidity sells in bd, people love it.
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@Altaf
was that sarcasm?
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The poison was made in India, was bhejal and had Formalin added to it, which is why all victims survived ! The side effect of that poison however was election victory !!
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