Bhattacherjee, Aparupa and Bej, Sourina
(2018)
India-Bangladesh: What if the BNP returns?
Mainstream Weekly, 56 (19).
pp. 27-29.
ISSN 0542-1462
| Abstract: |
Bangladesh is gearing up for its general election in December, this year. With its two main political parties—the BNP and AL (Awami League) led by Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina respectively hedging against each other—the election will be decisive in determining the future of bi-party politics in the country along with shaping the roadmap for Bangladesh in the region. After holding power for two consecutive terms an anti-incumbency wave could be identified against the Awami League. The electoral ground is fertile for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief, Khaleda Zia, to come out of her political hibernation and contest the election. But the imprisonment of the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on corruption charges just before the country entered the voting phase has raised two questions. First, how will the arrest of BNP chief impact the electoral future and bi-party politics in Bangladesh? Is this verdict a death- knell for the party? Secondly, would this election result affect the current India-Bangladesh relations? |
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Journal Paper
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| Subjects: |
Programmes > International Strategic and Security Studies Programme
Programmes > International Strategic and Security Studies Programme > Strategic Studies |
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Schools > International Strategic and Security Studies Programme |
| Date Deposited: |
28 Jan 2019 09:34 |
| Last Modified: |
28 Jan 2019 09:34 |
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https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article7899.html |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1719 |
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