POLITICS eventually meets reality.

Campaign slogans fade; governing remains. An electoral mandate is not a trophy but a test. For the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returning to power would mean confronting a nation weary from political turbulence, economic strain and social fragmentation. Expectations are high—impatiently so. The next government will be judged not by rhetoric, but by results.

The first and most immediate challenge is price stability. If a government cannot discipline the market, the market will discipline the government. For years, essential commodities—rice, edible oil, onions, sugar—have drifted beyond the reach of ordinary citizens. Seasonal price spikes before Ramadan have come to feel less like market fluctuations and more like organized exploitation.

This is not merely an economic failure; it is a moral one. When daily necessities become luxuries, it is the........

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