Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The state of power, its limits and usage, the hierarchies in the ruling class were all exposed in the incident involving Erfan, son of the most powerful politician in Dhaka's Old Town (and then some), Haji Selim and a Navy officer.

Haji Selim's power or 'hold' could hardly be enhanced by his MP status- these days it doesn't mean much for anyone- compared to the mohalla power he carried. He was a survivor not because he was an astute player but one who represented old power, going back even to colonial roots. That on Monday October 2020 began to say a not so find good-bye. As his son Erfan and his bodyguard, began to beat up Lt. Wasif of Bangladesh Navy, every blow that landed on Wasif was basically a death knell for the...