Bangladesh is at a defining moment in its history. The last year and a half has been the most tumultuous period in its history since Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was assassinated and the army took control in 1975. The ouster of Sheikh Hasina and the handing over of the interim government to Mohammad Yunus could not restore law and order, and things went from bad to worse as there was arson, violence on the streets, and an economic downslide — wiping away the progress the country had made all these years — and worse, ripping the social fabric of the nation to shreds. The February 12 election thus is not merely to choose a parliament, but to decide what kind of republic will emerge from the ashes of its Gen-Z uprising. The February 12 election is the first since mass student-led protests........

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