Cut The Clutter: Why’s US wading into messy Bangladesh polls?Tense India watches Sheikh Hasina-Khaleda Zia tug-of-war

The 2024 Bangladesh general election is right around the corner and it is raising eyebrows — not only for the bloody turn to protests by Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh National Party against the alleged excesses of PM Sheikh Hasina, but also the curious interest the US has suddenly developed in the country. In Ep 1341 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains all that’s going on in Bangladesh in the run-up to elections, and why India is keeping an eye on its neighbourhood.