THE recently deposed Awami League government left a sordid history. Its decade-and-a-half-long reign (2009鈥揂ugust 2024) witnessed rampant corruption, violent and ruthless suppression, and repression of opponents. During this time, a mutiny among the paramilitary force, BDR, took place. The cause and the sources of the mutiny that resulted in the murder of 57 army officers remain a mystery to this day. There are suggestions that the mutiny was orchestrated from within and outside and was initiated to weaken the Bangladesh army.
There is now evidence that suggests that the Awami League鈥檚 deposed leader Sheikh Hasina bartered the country鈥檚 sovereignty to India to stay in power, which favoured India at the cost of Bangladesh. Indeed, the deposed government鈥檚 ties, more like subservience, to India have been so strong and intimate that in the face of the mass uprising, the leadership of the deposed ruling party, including its leader, Sheikh Hasina, fled to India, where they are safely ensconced to this day.