So why were our views rejected by the civil bureaucracy? First: If they adopted a curfew styled hard locked down, the political power would have shifted from civil bureaucracy to the security apparatus, which top bureaucrats cannot accept. Instead -- the civil bureaucracy went for a master stroke. But from the point of view of civil bureaucracy, this was the best option, which came with minimum accountability. Unfortunately, that is not the reality of Bangladesh, and so a meaningful strict lockdown could have been the only real option.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 30, 2020 16:18 UTC