Those calling for an outright ban on the Awami League should prioritize meaningful reforms instead. Only systemic changes can prevent AL—or any future legacy party like BNP, Jamaat, NCP, or JP—from becoming another authoritarian regime. Banning a party without reform is undemocratic and would harm Bangladesh’s global standing, especially when the UN has given grounds to prosecute Hasina.
Are we so naive as to invite chaos instead of shaping a positive post-July Revolution narrative? NCP, too, seems to be following the same self-serving path, showing signs that it may reject any electoral outcome not in its favor. This “my way or the highway” approach risks repeating the very cycle of authoritarianism we seek to break.
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