Negative politics
In Bangladesh there are more than one hundred political parties, out of which two major political parties namely the BNP & the Awami League (AL) come to power alternatively since 1991 after restoration of the democratic process . All other parties rally behind these two just to get a small share from their leading parties. The AL is the oldest one and led the liberation war in 1971. The BNP was born after assassination of the father of the nation in 1975. Anyway, this party founder was a freedom fighter who took control of the country during a turmoil which was going on after the assassination of the country's founding leader.
Both the parties have gained peoples' support and both parties now enjoy equal electoral support. So, in a new democracy, this development is a good sign for the country's future politics. We believe, if both these parties could avoid confrontational politics, come closer on the issues of national interest, Bangladesh will emerge as a democratic, moderate Muslim and a self-reliant country. This entirely depends on the leaders of the two parties. What we saw in the past, one was blaming the other for all wrongs that had happened. They abuse each other, sometimes, in a very unacceptable way, they cannot see each other's faces, they cannot meet face-to-face, they spread hatred among their supporters towards other party leaders which only widens discontentment. There are some so-called intellectuals in both sides who write and talk negative things about the rival leader. Many of them distorted history of liberation just to align themselves with their leader for personal gains.
I do not want to repeat the languages the party chiefs use against each other.
When will matter change for the better?
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