Eiii Ghanafo)! As Bangladesh dey celebrate one year since dem toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, plenty things dey happen. People dey happy for town, dey do rallies, dey sing, dey pray - dem dey call am the 'second liberation' of demma country.
But Things No Be Smooth Like That...
But e no be everything be rosy for Bangladesh. Human rights groups dey talk say dem see cases of people wey dey lynch people, mob violence, revenge attacks, and even religious people wey dey overdo. All these things fit spoil the country ein journey to be proper democracy.
Meanwhile, the former Prime Minister, wey dem remove from power, dey watch everything from exile for India. She dey deny say she get hand for the things wey happen wey kill people, and she no wan come back to face charges wey dem say be crimes against humanity.
What Triggered the Protests?
According to Shireen Huq, a women's rights activist, e be like dem just change government, e no be proper revolution. She dey talk say plenty things still dey the same, like how men dey control things.
India Must Understand...
Former ambassador M. Humayun Kabir dey talk say India need to understand the new politics for Bangladesh. He dey say during Hasina ein time, elections no be correct, corruption too much, money dey fly commot from the country, and dem dey use government institutions for politics.
Kabir dey give credit to the interim government for stabilizing the economy, but he dey say government communication no dey top. He dey add say rebuilding institutions no be easy thing wey you go do overnight.
- Elections wey no be correct
- Corruption wey too much
- Money wey dey fly commot
- Government institutions wey dem dey use for politics
So, as Bangladesh dey move forward, dem need to face the challenges and make sure say the 'new Bangladesh' be better for everybody, not just some people.