Bangladesh the new Egypt?

Earlier today many major cities in Bangladesh including Dhaka were stuck by extreme protest from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the current opposition party to the current government. The cause for protest stems from the BNP's opinion that the current regime is not running the country effectively. The protests have shut down schools, businesses and transportation across the nation. One of BNP's major claims is that the current government has failed to regulate the country's capital market, resulting in an economic fall. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian, however, is denying the claims and is saying this is just an attempt by the BNP to destabilize the government. Time will tell if this new round of protests is in fact the citizens of Bangladesh attempting to hold their officials accountable, or if it is just an opposition group seizing the opportunity to ride on the coat tails of Tunisia and Egypt.

Megan Smith