Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- There is a recurring lesson in political history, one that parties learn too late and nations pay for dearly: dynasties rot faster than institutions. When power becomes inheritance, judgment withers. Bangladeshs Awami League is now living that lesson in real time, pushed not by external enemies but by the calculated recklessness of Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Far from rescuing his party after Sheikh Hasinas exit, Joy is steering its supporters toward confusion, fragmentation, and political chaos—while mistaking noise for leadership.

Sheikh Hasinas quiet withdrawal from active politics should have prompted introspection inside the Awami League. Instead, it produced a vacuum filled by the least prepared figure imaginable....