Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Poor Shovan and Rabbani. Althogh they have done nothing which others haven't done before and is doing now, they were unceremoniously booted out from Chatra League leadership. This has rarely happened in the history of the student organization, often the most important maker of political history in Bangladesh.

Yet over the years, it has become known for other activities including unsavoury ones like extortion, violence and breaking the law at will. This was possible of course because they in turn were protected by those more powerful than them. So once that sheltering umbrella was withdrawn, they became vulnerable and so their removal. But given the nature of politics that exists in the country, this was inevitable. The...