Commentary: A crisis is brewing, as discontent and restlessness swirl in Bangladesh

Commuters walk in front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 30, 2016. Picture taken September 30, 2016.

The failure of the opposition, in particular the Bangladesh Nationalist Party , to reorganise itself and challenge the government has been a source of frustration. Dhaka’s air is thick with a rumour that a deal between the BNP and the government is in the making. It would involve the BNP chief Khaleda Zia being allowed medical treatment parole in exchange for those six BNP members joining parliament.

As her health deteriorates in Dhaka Central Jail, her lawyers’ efforts to secure bail for these cases have allegedly been blocked by the government, although the government claims that it has no hands in the judicial process.Despite securing an unprecedented victory and having the participation of 344 out of 350 parliamentarians, the ruling party still feels that it needs these six boycotting members in to provide moral legitimacy to parliament and the national election.

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