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It does frustrate me that reporting on political upheaval on British news channels has lost focus on the political and social aspects underpinning these conflicts and focusing predominantly on religious tensions.
Saying that, whenever I ask about the issues to my family and friends in Bangladesh, nearly all have cited targeted attacks on Hindu buildings and people being what they have most noted, so I don’t know if this is a growing trend in certain areas amongst a select few.
I did some work with a public private healthcare initiative in Mirpur recently and some of the feedback I got from the managers and clinicians suggested some effective decision making from those involved in healthcare policy in the government, so I assume there is some good effective work being done amidst this frustrating stagnation in political progression. How do these parties tend to stand when it comes to more socialist tendencies? I imagine the general lack of an effective state means the private and informal sectors are the most dominant forces, but is there much room for lefty political input in Bangladesh? (assuming there by any genuine focus on effective decision making!)