Well, Mr. Sweet, the BNP is in a 20-party alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, which is a parliamentary Islamist party, and probably one of the oldest on the subcontinent. Many of the other 20 parties also have an Islamist orientation. The idea of bringing the government to its knees goes beyond religion. It has to do with the fact that during the last election in January 2014, they boycotted and of course Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League won something of a victory. We certainly did not support the idea of a boycott.
But having done this, they now want to bring the party to its knees. They want a snap election, which they think they can win. The minorities are even more fearful of leaving their homes now because they fear they may be arrested by the police just for getting out there, if a petrol bomb doesn't do them in. It's a very perilous time for everybody.