Nations do not heal through purges. Can Muhammad Yunus break the cycle of vengeance politics in Bangladesh?

Muhammad Yunus now inhabits a moment that may either entrench this culture or begin to unmake it

The death sentence pronounced on Sheikh Hasina has pushed Bangladesh into a moment of profound reckoning — one that is inseparable from the long, troubled arc of its political history. The verdict is not merely a legal culmination; it is a seismic political event in a nation that has struggled for half a century to find the difficult equilibrium between democratic aspiration and political antagonism. For India too, this moment carries the weight of uncomfortable dilemmas that demand sobriety, patience, and a rare measure of restraint.

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