Bangladesh can be divided into five provinces

 
The date 5 August 2024 will not only remain an important chapter in the history of Bangladesh, but in the chapter of the world too. Even the Arab Spring didn't roar as loud as the young students of Dhaka University and other academic institutions across Bangladesh did. The movement spread throughout the entire country and among the common people, due to the arrogance of ousted Prime Minister's Sheikh Hasina's fascist government, Jute, Textiles and Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) M Shakhawat Hossain stated in a write-up a couple of days ago.

Nearly 800 lives were lost in this movement. About the same number of people lost their eyesight or were crippled. There really is no accurate account of how many people shed their blood on the streets during this movement. The fascist government of Sheikh Hasina fell at the cost of so much bloodshed. Hasina, along with a member of her family, fled from Bangladesh and took shelter in the neighbouring country, leaving behind her party supporters and her brutal henchmen. Population-wise, Bangladesh is the eighth largest country in the world with a population of around 175 million. The country may be small in area, but with such a huge population if the government wants to reach the people, it can divide the country up into at least five provinces and create a federal structure. 

There can be two provinces each, on the east and the west, and greater Dhaka will be another province. Metropolitan Dhaka will be ruled by the center. The center will have control on matters like defence, foreign affairs, border and maritime security, communications and foreign assistance and cooperation. While the other sectors will also be supervised by the central authorities, the provinces will be in the management of these.

Down the annals of history, Sheikh Hasina will remain as an example a terrifying autocrat. Her name can be linked with that of Hitler or Mussolini, Brigadier General (Retd) M Shakhawat Hossain commented.