Dhaka, May 25 -- Bangladesh politics has become highly confrontational, often violent, between the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party across the country. The BNP has long been demanding formation of a Caretaker Government for holding free, fair and inclusive general elections due to be held in December or in January next year, as they consider elections under the AL government are not trustworthy.

Though ironic, the AL, which had brought in and scrapped the caretaker system, is now vehemently reluctant to bring it back. The party's top leaders have brushed aside the demand for a caretaker government to hold next parliamentary elections at different public meetings. Rather, they are determined to hold...