Jeffrey Noel Vanness

Hopes are high for the rapidly approaching 13th parliamentary election and referendum on the July National Charter. A survey by Innovision last month found that 72 percent of Bangladeshis expect the interim government to administer the election impartially, and 82 percent feel they can safely cast their ballots.

The return of multi-party democracy would be the first step necessary to reset Bangladesh’s embittered political culture.