Abstract
For quite some time, Bangladesh has been facing political uncertainty. In fact, it
all started before the 10thJatiya Sangsad/parliamentary election held on January 05,
2014 when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), its alliance partners and many
others wanted the election to be held under the NPCG and the ruling party, the
Bangladesh Awami League (BAL), and its allies claimed the NPCG system
constitutionally defunct. Thus, they stuck to the position that election will be held
under the party government and the Election Commission (EC) will play its
Constitutional role in conducting the election. Due to this difference, theregrew
further distrust between the two major political parties –the BNP and the BAL.
Now, time has come when many Bangladeshis wonder if it will be possible to
bring about political stability or to hold any inclusive, participatory and credible
election in Bangladesh in near future. This critical situation of Bangladesh politics
has invited analysts to ponder upon the future stability of Bangladesh politics.
This study attempts to analyze the 15th Constitutional Amendment, the
Caretaker Debate, and the 10th Parliamentary Election and its aftermath. Since
these issues are very much related with each other and they have serious impact on
Bangladesh politics, I have tried to show this by discussing the post-2014 election
political scenario of Bangladesh which may give us a hint about the future of
Bangladesh politics.
Hasina Afruj Shanta. (2017) The Caretaker Debate, 10th Jatiya Sangsad Elections and Recent Trends in Bangladesh Politics, South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2.
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