Bangladesh’s oldest political party – Awami League is visibly approaching extinction as most of its key figures are in several foreign countries, with its president Sheikh Hasina only making frantic bids in keeping the party artificially alive through limited presence on social media platforms – and occasional appearances on international – mainly Indian media outlets. Meanwhile, party’s bigwigs, including its general secretary Obaidul Quader and other presidium members as well as former ministers – some of whom were big-mouthing and even boasting of being extremely efficient with international connections, are now competing in hiding their faces from Sheikh Hasina.

When the party is in dire need of leadership and Hasina needing hands to help her efforts in recovering Awami League from the current crisis, dozens of her former cabinet colleagues are passing colorful lives in various parts of India – particularly Kolkata city’s high-end residential towns. Each evening, many of them are seen spending lavishly on cracks, champagne, escorts, hookers and even – gambling. According some sources, every evening these former colleagues of Sheikh Hasina even are spending millions of rupees into their numerous fantasies and extravagance – and waiting anxiously for the “right moment” when their party chief – Hasina would return to power and grant them a newer opportunity of dedicatedly looting public wealth or indulge into rampant corruption and further nourish their wallets.

Media reports have surfaced showing several Awami League leaders frequenting upscale shopping malls, casually spending time with escort girls or concubines. They don’t at all feel interested in taking any initiatives in saving the party from mere extinction. Because all they believe – for Awami League it will take 5-10 years from just returning to regular political activities in Bangladesh. Some of them even are afraid of falling into bigger trouble by playing any role in the party.

Such a shocking tendency is prevalent within Awami League leaders when people in Bangladesh are into dire sufferings – from unemployment to acute financial crisis – from non-availability of essential gas to run their kitchen – and above all – a total frustrating future for its younger generations. One after one foreign nations are shutting doors to visa-seekers –........

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