Absolute majority
In the recently held election, the AL won absolute majority, which is no doubt the reply of the people against the misdeeds of the BNP -Jamaat rule. But we will miss a strong opposition and parliament will lose its attraction to a great extent. Absolute majority often leads to autocratic behaviour. Newaz Sharif of Pakistan won two-thirds majority but his misdeeds created the conditions for Pervez Mosharraf's entry into power/politics of that country. Immediately after independence, the AL also obtained the same majority but they had to form BAKSAL which did not meet with popular endorsement. After getting such majority, the BNP-Jamaat forgot everything and tried to have control over every sector and people rejected them by eliminating them from power.
So, the present AL leaders should remain very careful.
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