The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Monday January 23rd, 2023
Will the 2024 elections in Bangladesh be any different? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
The 5-year long tenure of the current (11th) JatiyaSangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh is scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024. General elections are, thus, expected to be held in January 2024.
With thousands of party members behind the bar or in hiding, the opposition BNP has been effectively neutered by the ruling Awami League (AL). The party wants its leaders to be fully released immediately.
While the AL leadership may feel secure with the demise or choking of opposition forces, it is not a good sign for democracy. Bangladesh is, thus, back to square one, and what we witnessed in the 2018 election does not bode well for the nation.
In this regard, the question that comes to our mind is: did the ruling party need such vote rigging to win the 2018 election? I don’t think so. Despite many flaws, including burgeoning corruption and politicization of all the wings of the administration, the ruling alliance has had many positives that it could have banked upon to cement its win in a fair election, even if held under a care-taker government (CTG).
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To march every year #poem & artinstallation by Amir Khatib
“When the rose turns into a cannon
And ants to guard legions
I sit by the window
heavily
Watch the yellowing of tree leaves
A hole around me”
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Screws & Chips #52 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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