BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been going to court for more than a decade. 37 cases have been filed against him. Most of the contents of corruption or abuses of power during the tenure of Prime Minister in two terms during 1991-96 and in 2001-06. However, the verdict given on 8 February has significant significance.
This is the first verdict against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Zia Orphanage Trust, in 1991, alleging some allegation of funding. After appealing to the High Court and the Supreme Court, he may be released on bail, but his fate has been determined.
This ruling has formalized the end of the bipartisan system and the end of the Zia family's monopoly effect. So long Awami League and BNP have gradually embarked on power in the country. The Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia are known as two Begum-those who have the top two powerful personalities in Bangladesh's politics. But the power of Khaleda Zia has been decaying for a decade. At first, a case was filed against him after the government-backed government and then two terms of Awami League. After amending the caretaker government system, the BNP boycotted the 2014 election after amendment of the Awami League government's constitution. As a result, the party is not represented in the current parliament.
72-year-old physically ill Khaleda Zia will not be able to contest any further election due to this verdict. And his son and political successor Tarique Rahman exiled. There are also several cases against him.
The verdict against Khaleda Zia came just a week after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's announcement that the parliamentary elections will be held in December. He does not have any desire to defeat this election because he does not have any desire to defeat him. In 2014, he was arrested under house arrest and Khaleda Zia was arrested and Jatiya Party's senior party leader and former dictator HM Ershad was held in a military hospital. BNP's allies-based religion-based party Jamaat-e-Islami could not participate in the election, because Bangladesh is a secular state in the constitution.
Even then, like '2014' it does not seem like 'deceptive', the government may want the BNP to take part in the next election. There was no contest in more than half the seats in the previous election. The Election Commission says that BNP needs participation in holding a meaningful election. India's silent sponsor of the Awami League also called for publicly 'participatory' elections.
Theoretically there is no alternative to Khaleda Zia: According to the law, her party must either participate in the election or else the registration will be lost. The ruling party may propose some of the presents and some presents for withdrawal of suits. The political part of Dhaka's political consciousness thinks that the presence of the BNP or part of the party would be better in parliament than being wiped out in politics. The BNP is still still strong
But nothing will terrify Sheikh Hasina. He already had to face the bombing and firing in the polling booth in the 2014 election.
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