Puppet Yunus flop show is over : Tarique Rahman in search of new President and new Foreign Minister for Bangladesh

Let us start with an easy saying --- when the going gets tough; its the TOUGH who gets going. 

Tarique Rahman may be lucky; but so far he has ptoved himself to be tough.

Muhammad Yunus has been super flop in more ways than one and good bye time looks imminent for a man who missed the golden opportunity to prove himself as a statesman.

Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman today said that BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman's visit to his house was a historic moment for national politics.

BNP - source snap 

Yunus - considered close to western lobby - had a disastrous stint.

He may end up in history being called -- a man who did not understand what his mandate was. He wanted to bring political reform - a mission never was given to an interim regime. 

He encouraged Islamists and befriended Pakistan for mega flip flop mission. 

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Close on the heels of poll outcome, the interim government of Yunus has terminated the contractual appointment of Faisal Mahmud as the minister of the press wing to Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.

He was removed from his position nearly nine months before the end of his term.

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The Feb 12 mandate was decisive for the BNP but the Jamaat has proved one thing certainly --- they will be bigger player in next round of elections in Bangladesh.

It may come much earlier than expected because the Yunus dispensation had done a strategic mistake by keeping Awami League at bay during elections. Stage is set for Late Khaleeda Zia's son to be prime minister.

But Tarique has started brainstorming session on who will be Next President and who all will be his foreign minister, finance minister and so on.

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar may soon find his counterpart from a serving Bangladeshi diplomat. Hence one name doing the round is Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey, who is at present Bangladesh envoy in Mexico. 

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (born 26 January 1948) may be shortlisted for next Presidentship. He is a veteran BNP secretary general and a trusted man of Tarique family. On similar grounds; sources suggest senior leader Dr Moin Khan may be considered for the post of Speaker. 

Some also argue that Moin Khan may also get the key portfolio of Foreign Affairs. Former Commerce Minister under Khaleda Zia - Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury -- may be considered as Finance or Foreign Minister. Another BNP leader Humayun Kabir may be also considered as new foreign minister. 

Economist Reza Kibria may be made new finance or planning minister, analysts say. 

The BNP, the power-to-be in parliament, will need a solid cabinet that works beyond partisan interests, with zero tolerance for corruption, impunity, and violence. Every BNP member should have tattooed somewhere visible the lesson from why the Awami League fell: its arrogance of power. Be open to constructive criticism and meritocracy, and deliver to the public, not to the party. 

And keep the military, bureaucracy, and law enforcement apolitical.

Jamaat did comparatively well: 77 alliance seats is a historic high.

 But the verdict carries a message: society is still not ready for theocracy, to put it politely. Their role as responsible opposition will define the country’s democratic future.