Former lawmaker and political commentator Golam Maula Rony said that Bangladesh’s next major mass uprising could be directed against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, arguing that each significant political movement in the country’s history has grown larger than the one before it.
Speaking during a recent television talk show, Rony shared his assessment of Bangladesh’s evolving political landscape and the possibility of future public unrest.
He argued that previous mass uprisings had consistently increased in size, public participation and political impact.
Based on that pattern, he said a future large-scale movement could emerge with Jamaat-e-Islami at its centre.
Rony said the long-term decline in the political influence of the ruling Awami League had created a significant gap in Bangladesh’s political arena.
In his view, the country’s political competition is now largely shaped by three forces: the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP).
Discussing the BNP, he claimed the party had experienced a prolonged organisational decline, saying both its leadership and party structure had weakened over the past 17 to 19 years.
By contrast, Rony said Jamaat-e-Islami had managed to preserve and strengthen its organisational network through different political periods.
He argued that the party expanded its organisational capacity, particularly following the political developments associated with the 1/11 changeover.
He added, changing political narratives, differing organisational strengths among political parties and shifts in the balance of political power could contribute to significant political instability in the years ahead.
Rony highlighted that his comments reflected his own political assessment and observations, which he presented during the talk show, rather than any confirmed prediction of future events.
