I thought she survived in politics by essentially using the power of the State to demolish the opposition via political victimization arrests, court cases etc.
Tbh , BNP also was even worse than AL in this case . Do not forget the attack on Hasina in 2004 and later put the blame on AL for this tragedy .
There's not much to say about 'intellect' when all she's doing is using brute force to demolish her opposition. 'Intellect' would come into play if she had won without resort to such blatant repression of her political opposition.
If you observe carefully these three county named Egypt , Pakistan and Bangladesh , you will see that actually military is controlling everything from inside the curtain .
Bangladesh is the latest player who joined in the group.
However I heard it ( the theory related to the three country's system from someone ( reliable indeed ) ),and believed it since then .
Now if you speak of oppression I would say that almost no common man ( who never want to be hero ) was abused by this current establishment. ( spare bcl as BCL is not the part of the current establishment, Rather they are street mobs of the political party named AL ) .
AL it self was never ever so powerful to oppress BNP that is Basically a continuation of Muslim league after 1971 .
If you look carefully you will see that people who used to vote for Muslim league in East Pakistan time , they are simply voting for BNP and they would come in defense of BNP if only BNP had moral .
So current establishment is successfully suppressing political parties because common folks ( specially middle class ) abhore politics in Bangladesh.
In corona virus time all AL ministers were sent to side bench by Govt and worked with beurocrats and i believe this is a process of depoliticized Bangladesh.
Soon AL will be sinked in to oblivion ,but the process will be silent .
And oppression is necessary to depoliticize a country that are having a farcical democratic illusion since 1991 .
So finally if Hasina ever go against the interest of the country directly , she will be perished too and she knows that very well unlike the other lady who used to rely on her
subjects too much .
That's why I consider her(Hasina) Mentally fit, unlike the other lady ( MRS Zia) who is now on mercy bell of the current Establishment here .
so long as SH is in power.
It's probably the final term of Hasina as she already announced her retirement after this term .
However another party is also not going to seat in power again ever .
After hasina maybe one more time AL will be in power and then another Political party may rise . I believe Bangladesh is seeking for few Political parties that will replace the major two parties .
Or if AL survived, their policy will be changed dramatically.