“Politics is the ability to say what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And the ability to explain why it did not happen is also part of politics.” This statement by former British Prime Minister and author Winston Churchill is proving to be thoroughly correct in the current political context of Bangladesh. Why this is considered so can be thought about in detail.

After Sheikh Hasina left the post of Prime Minister on August 5 and fled to India in the face of public anger, an interim government under the leadership of Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus took charge peacefully on August 8. Dr. Yunus mentioned that this government has already started the ‘second chapter’ of its activities. In this chapter, he is trying to find areas of consensus from political parties on reforms in various sectors of the state, including the constitution, elections, public administration, the judiciary, police, health, and education.

Meanwhile, Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman has warned that if we throw mud, fight and quarrel ourselves, the independence and sovereignty of the country and the nation will be endangered. Referring to all of us in this country, he said, ‘We all want to live in peace and happiness. We do not want violence, quarrels and quarrels.’ ‘The disorderly acts that have taken place here are our own creation. This is our own manufacturing, we ourselves have created these. If we do this counterproductive work, peace and order will never come to the country, you must remember this.’