The sovereignty of Bangladesh under the regime of Sheikh Hasina, especially her later terms from 2009 onwards, has been a subject of criticism by her opponents and some analysts, both domestically and internationally. On Feb 25, 2009 an unthinkable incident shook the country. 57 Army officers deputed to BDR were killed in the so-called mutiny. It did not take long for the defense analysts, both military and non-military, to relate the mass killing with the ensuing process of silencing the entire military barrack and its purposes. The implicit links to Indian agents could not be kept under the carpet during Sheikh Hasina regime.
The blatant support of India for Sheikh Hasina’s rigging of 2014 and 2018 elections and regaining the throne was no secret to the nation that India was interfering into domestic matters of Bangladesh and to the top level. Likewise, all critics argue that certain political decisions and foreign policy strategies ensured all advantages to India.....