The main opposition in Bangladesh has won a sweeping victory in national elections held for the first time since longtime dictator Sheikh Hasina was ousted in student protests two years ago. The Bangladesh National Party’s leader Tarique Rahman has returned from exile in London…
The BNP was opposed in the election by Islamist party Jamaat, which fronted an alliance of eleven parties. It won two thirds of the seats. Sad news for the UK Labour Party, which has close links to the Hasina’s Awami League…
Speaking on the Labour chaos over the last few weeks, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told The Guardian:
“You call it a sh*tshow, I say it’s unforgivable…It does look to people outside that we’re more interested in ourselves and less interested in preventing chaos. […] We’ve not done enough, and this has got to be the moment of reckoning where we say not just what are we here for, but who are we here for?”