Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The ongoing struggles of Bangladesh's police force to maintain public order reveal the severity of the institutional crisis that has been brewing for months.
An English newspaper reported on Tuesday, since the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in August, law enforcement agencies have been battling not just external unrest but internal dysfunction.
This erosion of public trust, compounded by operational failures, has made effective policing a distant goal in a time when the country desperately needs stability.
Several recent incidents point to this troubling reality. The attack on a pregnant woman in Savar, and the subsequent failure of police to even visit the scene is indicative of a police force that is neither feared nor respe...