Bangladesh Leader Bets IMF-Mandated Rigor Will Pay Off in Polls
- Sheikh Hasina needs to push more reforms to recieve all funds
- She is expected to win a fourth straight term in the elections
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Government leaders across the world have often balked at implementing reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund for fear of being penalized at the ballot box. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina isn’t one of them.
Her quick execution of IMF mandates have stood out in South Asia where Pakistan is still fiddling with fuel subsidies just as it inches closer to reviving a bailout. Sri Lanka has delayed local municipal polls as it raised taxes and interest rates to clinch IMF funds last week.