13 results found
For Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, some seriously onerous tasks are out there which require swift and sophisticated handling.
Excitement around the elections is intense, but that in no way ignores the issues which have been rearing their heads in these past couple of weeks.
Allegations against Hasina’s government include authoritarian governance, hounding of the opposition and rampant corruption. These issues and the India factor will dominate the electoral campaign.
By the standards of electoral practices in South Asia, incidents of violence in Bangladesh’s elections cannot be viewed as excessive. The allegations of malpractices cannot be dismissed outright since no election in Bangladesh has been free from these aberrations and violence.
This week’s roundup from South Asia.
Our weekly roundups from South Asia.
The story of 2019, whatever the outcome of parliamentary elections, will essentially be about India adjusting its engagements in its neighbourhood.
