New Delhi: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has completed 100 days in office, but the country has a long way to go before it achieves political or economic stability. As protests rock Dhaka again after the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on charges of sedition, questions over political reforms remain at large.
Yunus, in an interview to Al Jazeera, did not have clear answers for how long it will take to organise elections in Bangladesh, but indicated that the interim government may retain power for as long as four years. However, the voices seeking elections are growing louder and they include the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Impatience on the streets will only grow in case the instability starts impacting the economy more than it already has.
In Episode 1561 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the Yunus government’s legitimacy, the uncertainty over elections, and the larger implications for Bangladesh’s politics and economy.
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