The public does not need spreadsheets to recognize the shift. When crime rises in categories that shape daily mobility, snatching, robbery, and abduction, people stop debating politics in abstract terms. They begin to judge politics by a simpler standard: Does the state still look capable? In that vacuum, politics does not become calmer. When politics cannot protect everyday safety or social trust, citizens stop asking who will win.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 11, 2026 05:32 UTC