Well just to let you know I have a Jamati friend on facebook (we don't speak about politics) and wished him happy birthday yesterday (1st Jan)
BJI (
Bangladesh Jamat e Islami) can never realize their dream of making Bangladesh a neo-Mughal part of Pakistan, there are too many social and economic factors preventing that. People exaggerate the importance of which corrupt party sits in Dhaka (the Idune narrative is this "Awami League in power, Bangladesh is facing doomsday and imminent destruction and collapse....BNP in power, Bangladesh will have 20% economic growth and streets paved with gold and a Ferrari for every Bangladeshi) it is our business sector, NGOs, expatriates (remittance), civil society, Islamic scholars (legitimate ones not Jamatis) and foreign allies who play a big part in shaping modern Bangladesh.
The US is very emphatic on women's rights and women's employment. Before WW2 most women in Europe stayed at home, then their first exposure to the labour market was working in factories to support the war effort whilst their menfolk fought in the battlefield. That contributed significantly to greater female rights and participation in society. This is why the US is keen to see the majority of garment factory workers being women because it is part of a wider agenda of empowering women. Jamat and co can't really stop that.
Nor can the anti-Islamic faction of the Awami League realize their goal of making us totally secular due to the nature of our attachment to Islam.
All of the 3 big parties are corrupt (BNP are the least worst in my opinion) but their power is limited in the face of powerful non-governmental factors and entities.