Political-stability

Although political tensions have escalated once again in the country, neither the government nor the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, wants the situation to turn into conflict. The party has therefore issued clear instructions to its leaders and activists from the central level to the grassroots not to respond to any provocation and to maintain patience and restraint. At the same time, government policymakers are examining whether recent developments are isolated incidents or p...

After the mass uprising, the BNP stood by the office of the president, not by Mohammad Shahabuddin, in order to avoid a constitutional crisis. Since the mass uprising or revolution led to the departure of almost all those holding constitutional offices in the country, a constitutional vacuum emerged everywhere. There had to be at least one way out of that situation. In that context, it was important to maintain the office of the president for constitutional continuity and constitutional ne...