How BNP handles competing pressures to shape Bangladesh’s future: Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group has urged Bangladesh's newly elected government to quickly implement economic, governance, and security reforms during its post-election honeymoon period. The government faces significant challenges, including economic disruption linked to the Iran conflict and the need to revive the economy and improve public services.
Bangladesh's newly elected government faces significant challenges, according to the International Crisis Group. The government must revive the economy, improve public services, and strengthen the rule of law to avoid instability and political upheaval. The Crisis Group has urged the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to take advantage of its post-election honeymoon period to implement economic, governance, and security reforms. The BNP should avoid confrontation with opposition parties over proposed reforms and review cases against Awami League activists. The government's top priority should be reviving the economy and managing the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, which is hurting households and businesses. Rising energy prices and trade disruptions are likely to drain foreign exchange reserves, lower GDP growth, and push up inflation.
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