AL and BNP are two of the biggest political parties in Bangladesh. Together they control almost 80% of the votes. Nevertheless after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 and subsequent bad rules by AL and BNP has put a dent on peoples mind about their true intentions. Together AL and BNP ruled this country for almost 27-28 years and rest of them by military rulers. I have to say if the military rules were not bent on ruling the country on their own, they would have been the ultimate benefactor of people of Bangladesh. After 1/11 of 2007 and its subsequent handling of the country, the military has shown extreme restraints and is doing an Excellent job in bringing the much anticipated reforms in Bangladesh.
Still a lot has to be done, particularly with in the big political parties. Years of misrule, disgust, corruption, nepotism, negative attitudes has tarnished the image of this two big parties to a great extend. Again an election without this two main parties might be unthinkable, if we can not find an alternate solution to their demise. May be the fault was to rely on the corrupt & Inept begums in Bangladesh or what ever that may be, for a sustainable democracy the country can not depend solely on two individuals. The country needs to proceed on its own and find suitable, charismatic, expert leaders for its development. I have to congratulate the European Union for their positive comments about Bangladesh and point out, that Election 2008