He was compelled to leave office when it became clear that he had tried to violate the constitution by lying about his attempts to subvert the course of justice. He lied that he had had no involvement in Watergate, for he was unwilling to leave office. No, in present-day Bangladesh, no one is even remotely suggesting that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has been leaking questions relating to school or other examinations. The prime minister says that the minister is not the person who revealed those question papers and so is not guilty of any transgression. This refusal to resign, this determination to hang on to office, this propensity to look the other way drills large — and larger — holes in the edifice of what is still a fledgling democracy in this country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2018 19:07 UTC