Taking Islamists head-on

If the Begum Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partner the Jamaat-e-Islami thought the Sheikh Hasina Government would buckle under their street-protests and dilute Bangladesh’s secular ethos, they have been proven wrong. During a nationwide address this Sunday, on the eve of the Bengali New Year, Ms Hasina lashed out at her Islamist Opposition and made clear that secularism will remain an integral component of the state policy of democratic Bangladesh. This is a bold move given the political unrest that has engulfed Bangladesh in recent months.

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