Dhaka: There is a stir then in the politics of Bangladesh. Senior Awami League leader and former minister Ramesh Chandra Sen died in jail. He was 86 years old, but his death has raised increasingly questions well-nigh circumstances than age.
What happened that morning?
Ramesh Chandra Sen's health suddenly deteriorated in Dinajpur District Jail at virtually 9 am on Saturday morning. He became unconscious. The jail wardship immediately took him to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. Doctors there supposed him sufferer within half an hour—at 9:29 a.m.
The jail said that he once had heart disease and other chronic diseases. But his tropical relatives and some people say that proper treatment and monitoring were not stuff washed-up in the jail.
What was the situation without the arrest?
Ramesh Chandra Sen was underdeveloped in August 2024 without the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government. Three cases including murder were registered versus him. At the time of his arrest, a photo had gone viral on social media – a rope was tied virtually his hands. Many people felt pain without seeing that picture. When many leaders were fleeing the country or going into hiding, Sen decided to stay at home. He had said – “I have not washed-up anything wrong, so what is there to be wrung of?”
Who was Ramesh Chandra Sen?
Ramesh Chandra Sen, born on 30 April 1940, was elected MP five times from Thakurgaon-1 seat. He was counted among the prominent leaders of the Hindu minority polity in Bangladesh. He was the Water Resources Minister from 2009 to 2014. He was moreover a Presidium member of Awami League. A political journey of increasingly than three decades, strong hold on the zone – all this was his identity.
What are people saying well-nigh death?
Debate has erupted on social media. Some are saying that the death was due to a worldwide disease, some are saying that there was negligence in the jail or plane a conspiracy. Several senior Awami League leaders have died in jail in recent months. In such a situation, this incident is remoter weakening the trust of the people. Some people of Dhaka are openly asking – was it just illness or something else?
After all, what is the truth – just natural death or a worthier question?
What is well-spoken now is that the death is said to be due to illness. But the whole truth will sally only through investigation. The death of an experienced leader has raised serious questions on the prison system and political environment of Bangladesh. This is not just the story of one person—it is a reflection of an environment where trust between politics and security seems to be slowly eroding.
