Bangladesh remains in ferment after Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt departure. In this analysis, we focus on three key aspects. First, the good that Hasina did. Second, the ways Bangladesh politics may evolve in the coming days. Third, what India’s approach should be.
Three things Hasina did right | She was seen as the architect of an economically vibrant Bangladesh. It was the stability provided by the Hasina govt from 2009 onwards that allowed Bangladesh to attract investments and emerge as a key centre for the manufacture of readymade garments, besides coming up as a country sustaining a nascent pharmaceutical industry base. As high commissioner in Dhaka between 2016-2019, I was witness to some of the major economic changes she brought about in Bangladesh – a country once written off as a basket case.
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