Opposition BNP & radical forces encourage “India Out” campaign in Bangladesh
Bangladesh close on the heels of a similar campaign in Maldives has its origin in anti-liberation and radical sections in the neighbouring country that enjoys patronage of Pakistan and pro-Pak parties including BNP and outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami.
The campaign has the potential to rock Bangladesh economy as citizens are being encouraged to boycott Indian products that dominate daily lives, Dhaka-based sources told ET. The campaign, sources claimed, is aimed at weakening Bangladesh economy and subsequently the Hasina government akin to the artificial crisis that was created in early 1970s to weaken the then Sheikh Mujib government.
There are reports that suppliers for the Indian consumer goods giant Marico recently faced a lukewarm reception in Dhaka’s Panthapath area much to their surprise. Grocery shops, usually eager to stock their shelves with hair oil, cooking oil, body lotion and other products, refused to take new deliveries.
Exiled BNP leaders in UK and London are allegedly behind the boycott call following Sheikh Hasina’s return to power for the fourth straight time and want to target Bangladesh’s principal development partner India, alleged an expert on India-Bangladesh ties.
The traditional anti-India forces, largely radical elements and pro-BNP segment of Bangladesh society, may have drawn inspiration from Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu’s “India Out” campaign, alleged the above-mentioned expert. BNP yet again boycotted the national elections
