Policymakers in Bangladesh must have been feeling the importance of the letter sent by 3 judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They must also have realized, responding to this letter by 11 June 2018, is not just a mere obligation of a member country of the ICC; but it would certainly bear some impact - good or worst. In my personal views, this very letter has put the diplomatic skills of Bangladesh under serious challenge. If we tell the truth to. ICC by rightly describing the atrocities on the Rohingyas by the Burmese military, then we must also accept the case of crime against humanity committed by Myanmar. In that case, Myanmar will be put into hot soup. But it will annoy Aung San Suu Kyi, Xi Jingping, Vladimir  Putin and Narendra Modi. In case we don't tell the truth to ICC, it actually to place us into the category of an abettor of Myanmar's regime. If Bangladesh, instead of addressing the questions raised by the ICC judges, gives a reply saying Bangladesh and Myanmar jointly working on resolving the Rohingya crisis, it actually will serve Myanmar's purpose - not ours. The situation is complex. That is why possibly, Bangladesh also has started military options in addressing the issue. For thos reason, military attaches of the diplomatic missions in Dhaka are being taken to the Rohingya camps. Situation really is extremely complicated though I am not sure yet, if the privileged Bangladeshi ruling elites are at all realizing the possible consequence of their reply to ICC. Possibly they are not! That is why, the general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League, Obaidul Quader is seen enjoying amusement of his chattering-box nature by passing funny remarks to the media. Following the defeat of Najib Razak in Malaysia, Mr. Quader said, BNP has to take lesson from this. I really fail to understand, what lesson he was talking about. Did he hint, a corrupt Najib Razak trying to continue in power by hook or crook as the lesson BNP should take? Does he realize, this very statement of him actually had gone against his own party? If a corruption-plagued Najib could not remain in power by crook, how a corruption-burdened Awami League can? Or, did Mr. Quader hint, the election result of Malaysia should be a matter of encouragement to BNP knowing his party - Awami League is going to lose the next general election?

Yes, BNP can take a lesson from Malaysia indeed. After the victory of Mahathir Mohammad, the Malaysian King and Dr. Mahathir have termed the charges of sodomy brought against the imprisoned leader Anwar Ibrahim as politically charged. In the case of imprisonment of Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman - BNP's claim of these allegations being politically charged gets stronger ground. And Mr. Quader has even accorded more credibility to BNP's claims.

By now, all of us know, the defeated premier Najib Razak tried to flee the country to escape stern legal actions Dr. Mahathir is going to take against him. Najib will go to prison to face numerous charges while Anwar Ibrahim will walk out of prison as an innocent person. This is the lesson Mr. Quader and his party comrades need to take. They should know, people of Bangladesh- in hundreds and thousands- will lay seize at all the international (and even domestic)  Airports in the country. They will block the roads and waterways, thus obstructing the corrupt ruling elites from fleeing to India right after their humiliating defeat in the next general election. Possibly many of them will even leave the country much ahead of the election with the pretension of ailment.   

While an extremely difficult time is approaching fast towards Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis, there is a serious lacking of awareness  found in our political leaders. Opposition [official and unofficial] leaders can not remain silence on foreboding of its future consequence in a plea of showing refugee crisis as ruling party's matter. Dear Mr. leaders; stop this nonsense chattering, make a consensus to resolve the double jeopardy.

M A Hossain,  a political and defense analyst in Bangladesh