The journalist asked Hasina if she, as a “visionary leader”, has the duty to create such an environment where an opposition force will exist. Can I do that?” Hasina asked. Hasina referred to her long stint in the opposition and said: “If you want to be the opposition, you must organise your party. But it won’t be truly an opposition party, will it?”A BBC journalist asked if Bangladesh’s democracy can be lively without an opposition after the BNP’s boycott. Hasina said the boycott by a political party does not mean the absence of democracy.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2024 09:12 UTC