Analysis

The recent explosion in a madrasa building in Hasnabad, Keraniganj, and the recovery of a large cache of bomb-making...

What was presented as a spontaneous “anti-discrimination student movement” in July–August 2024 is now being reexamined as a far more calculated political operation. Recent confessions by key coordinators and shifting political alliances suggest that ordinary students may have been used as instruments in a broader conspiracy involving Jamaat–Shibir networks and external extremist interests. Revelations about behind-the-scenes meetings, coordinated messaging, and post-movement political gains have raised serious doubts about the movement’s authenticity. As analysts warn of long-term damage to Bangladesh’s democracy and sovereignty, a stark question remains unanswered: were students mobilized for reform, or exploited to execute a pre-designed power shift?

Concerns over the neutrality of the interim administration are intensifying as nomination scrutiny for the 13th National Parliamentary Election exposes growing political imbalance. Leaders of the National Citizen Party have openly accused the administration of favoring the BNP, pointing to the validation of controversial BNP candidacies alongside the mass cancellation of Jamaat nominations. Against the backdrop of Tarique Rahman’s return from exile, swift legal clearances, and visible administrative goodwill, analysts warn that the electoral field is being quietly tilted. As smaller allies face disqualification and legal distractions, the emerging picture suggests an election increasingly structured to benefit the BNP—raising serious questions about fairness, competition, and the credibility of the process.

Bangladesh is once again drifting toward the shadow of militancy, recalling the darkest days of the BNP–Jamaat era. Recent developments suggest that this resurgence is neither accidental nor isolated, but unfolding under the watch of the illegal interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The unexplained week-long visit of a senior Taliban leader to Dhaka, his meetings with known Islamist figures, the recovery of bomb-making materials from a madrasa, and a series of targeted killings point to a rapidly deteriorating security environment. As elections approach, militant networks appear emboldened, law enforcement remains silent, and political violence is escalating. Together, these events signal a deepening crisis—one that threatens Bangladesh’s democracy, sovereignty, and social stability, and risks turning the country into a new hub of regional extremism.

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Bangladesh has never seen a moment this humiliating. The country that we liberated ourselves from through a bloody war,...