Retiring from politics
Kamal Saif Dhaka
When Sheikh Hasina was the prime minister, in a state of euphoria and complacence, she had declared that she would retire from politics at the age of 57, the retiring age of government servants. A few months ago, she celebrated her 58th birthday but she has not yet retired from politics. There are no signs that she even thinks of doing so. As PM, she had also announced that even if her party would be in the opposition ever in future, she would not call hartal. When her prophecy came true and the AL became an opposition party, she forgot her pledge and started calling hartal. When reminded of her pledge, she said it was conditional on the BNP also taking a no-hartal stance. As the BNP had not done so, she was not bound by the pledge. Okay, be it so. But with regard to retirement from politics, she had not made it a condition that Begum Khaleda Zia should also retire at the age of 57.So, as a woman of erudition, being holder of more than a dozen honorary doctorates, will Sheikh Hasina keep her integrity and retire from politics and make way for others to take up the party leadership?
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