However, at this point, it has become irrelevant, because the issue Islamists picked up for whatever reason set up a collision course with the state. The decision to erect statues of Bangabandhu is not a party decision, not an incumbent government decision, but a state decision. After the Kushtia attack, party activism was more decorative, as the crime was committed against the state, not the party. How positive that is for the political party AL remains to be seen. Hefazat chose the wrong issue, wrong target, wrong person to take on to push its brand value.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 11, 2020 18:11 UTC