How can it be a fair election if the Awami League were banned?
It’s like saying Pakistan is a democracy with Imran Khan still in jail?
The only true democracy in undivided India remains Bharat that is India.
How can it be a fair election if the Awami League were banned?
It’s like saying Pakistan is a democracy with Imran Khan still in jail?
The only true democracy in undivided India remains Bharat that is India.
> How can it be a fair election if the Awami League were banned?
Were the elections fair when Awami League banned Jamaat and hounded BNP leadership?
It doesn’t matter if elections in Bangladesh are fair. Bengali identity is strong but its no stronger than Islamic identity. In the long march of history, 1971-2024 will be considered a side-step. Eventually Bangladesh will return to its roots and will be ruled by Jamaat under Shariah. It’s destiny.
I agree with you that elections were not fair when Awami League hounded the BNP leadership. A case can also be made that they were not fair this time around when AL was banned. However, I think the counter to that case would be that Hasina gave orders for the students to be shot and her party hasn’t apologized for that. AL Is considered to be an Indian client regime.
I disagree that eventually Bangladesh will be ruled by Jamaat under Shariah. Jamaat didn’t do particularly well in this election, I think, by and large, Bangladeshis have no desire for shariah. Similarly, by and large, Pakistanis have no desire for Shariah. We vote for PPP, PML-N, PTI etc not for Jamaat-e-Islami.
Pakistan is different. There will always be Army rule in Pakistan because of economic reasons.
But you got to see beyond election cycles for things like this. Is Jamaat politically stronger in Bangladesh today than it was yesterday?
Jamaat is politically stronger in Bangladesh today. Sheikh Hasina had banned Jamaat from contesting elections. Sheikh Hasina is gone now and Jamaat is the main opposition.
It is because Awami League was an Indian client regime that people have turned against it which has created space for Jamaat. This is an “own goal” of the Indian government.
Army rule in Pakistan is not for economic reasons. Pakistan is an ideological state. Pak Fauj is the guardian of the “ideology of Pakistan”.
Pakistan was an ideological state. I don’t know what it is today. But the economics dictate that it stays a military state, not necessarily military dictatorship but military run nevertheless.
Huge population, growing at a rapid rate without access to modern primary education for much of its population. Unlike India, even farm sector doesn’t seem to be growing. The only capable institution of Pakistan is its Army, which IMO is second best armed force of the world, right after the US.
Therefore resources will be allocated to the Army. It is the way of the world. As they say in India – “Veer Bhogya Vasundhara”.
> Jamaat is politically stronger in Bangladesh today.
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Awami League is banned because Sheikh Hasina’s regime shot at the students in 2024. Bangladesh’s courts have sentenced Hasina to death. As of today, she is still trying to undermine Dhaka while sitting in Delhi.
The elections under Hasina were also not internationally considered to be fair. BNP had boycotted them. Awami League was essentially an Indian client regime.
Pakistan is a “hybrid regime” (this is a technical term in political science). Imran Khan has been convicted of a crime in the Toshakhana case. He is considered to be a national security threat.
The reality in Pakistan is that any politician who picks a fight with Pak Fauj finds themselves in prison. Whether we like it or not, this is the world we live in. Pakistan is an “ideological state” and the Army is the guardian of that ideology.
@XTM: This is a blatantly anti-Pakistan comment.
“BNP Dominates Bangladesh Polls|Jamaat, BNP Lead Race”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohj3FJnktj8
Historically, BNP governments have been very pro-Pakistan.
PM Shehbaz gave glowing tributes to Begum Zia when she passed away.
Why would a BNP government allow Awami League to come back? Awami League is their mortal enemy.
XTM Admin Overwrite Note: “pls read my latest post BB.”
but in all probability the awami league voters backed b n p.
yes it’s very difficult to dismantle a two-party system. Pakistan’s parties are presumably more factionalised / regionalised (PPP – Sindh, PML Punjabi, PTI youth pan-Pakistani)..
I would say that PTI is the party of KPK. Even though Imran himself is not a Pashtun.
PPP is almost non-existent outside of Sindh.
In Pakistan, governments come to power based on who wins Punjab since it is by far the largest province by population.
Probably. Some of them also presumably stayed home.
But in a direct choice between BNP and Jamaat, I don’t think AL voters would vote Jamaat.
“Bangladesh’s women have lost before the country has even voted”
By Navine Murshid
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/bangladesh-election-politics-women-gender?
“Bangladesh’s drift to the right before its historic election”
by Cyrus Naji
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/bangladesh-election-women-minorities-islamist-jamaat
China recently signed a defence deal with Dhaka to set up a drone manufacturing facility near the Indian border, a move that has raised concerns among foreign diplomats.
Bangladesh is also in discussions with Pakistan over the purchase of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, a multi-role aircraft jointly developed by Pakistan and China.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/us-flags-chinas-growing-influence-in-bangladesh-offers-defence-alternatives-ahead-of-polls-13978703.html