Begum Zia's politics
Begum Khaleda Zia should realise that she is standing on extremely soft ground. She led the most corrupt government in the history of Bangladesh. All of her ministers were corrupt including her two sons. Through the Hawa Bhavan, the BNP institutionalised corruption and other malpractices such as controlling postings and promotions of government service holders. Her party patronized the rise of militancy in Bangladesh such as Harkatul Jihad and Bangla Bhai with a view to eliminating political rivals. Immediately after she took over power in 2001, she let loose violence against the minority community for voting for the AL. She called back some diplomats sent abroad by the previous AL government. There was large scale transfer and demotion of government service holders.
Begum Kheleda Zia needs to assess her rule in the right perspective.
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