Bangladesh Executions: Justice, Revenge or Politics?
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The execution of two Bangladeshi opposition leaders for war crimes appears to have cowed rivals of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but critics said her success comes at the cost of free discourse and the calm is likely to be short-lived.
Political analysts and opposition leaders warned that the executions sent a signal that violence is the only political tool that works. The shock felt by an opposition which has already suffered mass arrests may be replaced by further bloodshed.
Guest: Salil Tripathe
Position: Author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy.
Political analysts and opposition leaders warned that the executions sent a signal that violence is the only political tool that works. The shock felt by an opposition which has already suffered mass arrests may be replaced by further bloodshed.
Guest: Salil Tripathe
Position: Author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy.
