Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, is facing severe criticism for its failure to maintain law and order, raising concerns about potential military intervention in the country’s administration. Dhaka has a history of Army involvement in governance, with numerous takeovers and coup attempts since gaining independence from Pakistan in 1971.
In 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of Bangladesh’s freedom movement, was assassinated in a military coup, leading to years of instability. His daughters, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, survived the assassination, setting off a period of political turmoil marked by coups and power shifts.
Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman, also known as President Zia, later founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) before his assassination in 1981. Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is currently hospitalized, while her son, Tarique Rahman, is set to return home after 17 years of exile in Britain.
