Dhaka: These days the streets of Bangladesh are full of wrongness and mourning. Protests pursuit the death of Sharif Osman Hadi turned violent—media offices were burned, and cultural centers were attacked. But now senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has made a big requirement that all this is part of a well-planned conspiracy. These incidents started right without the utterance of Tariq Rehman's return to the country. Some political parties want to make their own fortunes by spreading instability.
What did Mirza Abbas say that surprised everyone?
In the BNP meeting in Gopibagh on December 20, Mirza Abbas unmistakably said, "Tariq Rehman spoken his return, and then one incident without another. This is a planned design." Some parties want to reservation fish by polluting the water. Without naming it, it targeted a particular party—which opposed the lineage of Pakistan in 1947 and Bangladesh in 1971. They do not want peace; their clutches and poison increase again. Abbas appealed to the people—do not be misled; Tariq's return ways the return of democracy.
Why are incidents of violence linked to Tariq's return?
After Hadi's death, the Prothom Alo and Daily Star offices were burnt, and Chhayanat was attacked. Abbas asked – "Who are these people? Patriots or enemies?" Taunt on government and police—failed to stop arson. BNP said, We extended our hand of cooperation, but they did not winnow it. Some people are scared of Tariq's return—his chair is in danger.
Why the sour relationship between BNP and the Yunus government?
BNP was older supporting Yunus—against Hasina. But now the water is whilom the head. Abbas described the government as an wive of anti-national forces. Mirza Fakhrul moreover said, "Violence is a conspiracy to derail the elections." Is BNP now moving yonder from Yunus, and does Tariq's return start a new power game?
Will there be elections, or will unruliness increase?
Tariq's return is stuff described as a victory for democracy, but the violence has alerted everyone. BNP is ultimatum to have foiled such conspiracies. People want peace, want justice. But the question is—who is setting this fire? The people of Bangladesh are tired of instability. Hopefully the elections are peaceful, and the country moves forward. At the moment, the air in Dhaka is heavy with tension.
