Politics Vs.election roadmap

Politics versus electoral roadmap: a situation too fluid to call

NM Harun

Talk of election seems to be premature. The immediate outlook is a clash between the political parties and the powers that be on the issue of releasing Hasina and Khaleda. Only if the political parties lose the battle, the powers that be will be able to stage an election of their choosing, manufacture the election results and perpetuate themselves in power in whatever shape they want. On the other hand, if the political parties succeed in seizing the initiative from the powers that be, it will be an altogether new ball game .........................