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The Daily Star

Publication Date : 06-01-2015

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's stance of 'Death of Democracy' was, to start with, a rhetorical hyperbole. But by its own action, the government proved BNP correct.

The way the government suppressed the BNP from holding a rally, and the way it kept Khaleda Zia confined to her office for the last 48-plus hours smack, if not death of democracy, but definitely a step towards it.

Now Khaleda Zia has called for open-ended countrywide blockade and we cannot fully blame her for it. So the government has pushed her to it.

We would like to ask what harm there would be to let BNP hold a rally. The question here is if Awami League wants to celebrate the first anniversary of safeguarding democracy, why cannot BNP and its allies hold a programme that demonstrates a dissenting view, which is within its democratic right to do?

We are aghast at the intimidating language coming out of the government. Not only has it been impolitic, rather it is downright hypocritical.

If we go by some of the statements made of late, they put out a blatant threat to the opposition that the BNP would not be allowed to come on to the street.

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