Awami League President, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started election campaign on 30 January in Sylhet by offering prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R). Photo: Focus Bangla
Moktadir Hossain Kartik and Muhammad Akbar
(Priyo.com) Awami League and BNP, the two main political parties of the country. One of the strong opponents of each other; From the top of the two parties, grassroots leaders have spoken harshly against each other in all matters. The Awami League leaders say, their party is leading the liberation war, and the BNP is the friend of Jamaat, the team of the Razakars, the anti-liberation party. Again BNP leaders joined the Awami League with Jamaat and Razakars in front of it.
But in one place is the union of the Awami League and the BNP, that is religion. The leaders of both the parties prayed in the mosque or the Auliyadas to pray in the campaign. This is what is seen in the political history of the last two eras.
As part of the next election campaign, Awami League President, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has followed this process just like in the other year. In Sylhet on January 30, Hazrat Shahjalal (rah) started the election campaign through prayer at the shrine.
Earlier, in the year 2014, after the present government assumed power, Sheikh Hasina began her government's activities by displaying floral tributes at Bangabandhu's portrait and tomb. The committee which was formed on 22 July, 2017, was seen using the same approach.
BNP has not yet nominated for the election campaign because of the dispute over the electoral process. But the same has been seen in the past year. Not only that, religious issues have also been drawn into the slogan. During the last election, the Awami League slogan was 'Ila Ilahlahah, the owner of the boat you are Allah'. The BNP's election slogan was, 'Siudra Bubujan Bangla Sahera goes to India'. In addition, these two groups have Islamic wings also. Organizations of Awami Ulema League Awami League and the organization of nationalist Ulema Party BNP.
Political analysts of the country are not seeing it naturally. Their comment is that, because most of the people of the country are Muslim, both parties are adopting this approach for their good wishes. Their commentary is, it is politics about religion If religion politics can be banned, then indirectly the Awami League and BNP are moving towards the banned process.