SAJJAD HOSSAIN

The BNP-led government is navigating multiple challenges in running the country and managing its own ranks, party leaders and political analysts said.

Since assuming office on February 17, the government has been dealing with multiple crises, including the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran, a surge in measles cases, and opposition demands over the July charter.

The war, which broke out in late February, has severely strained fuel supplies. Long queues at filling stations and rising fuel import costs have compounded the crisis.

The rise in measles cases has also added pressure on the government. Cases have surged since January, as routine vaccination programmes, particularly for measles, were disrupted by vaccine shortages after the previous interim government failed to release funds on time, according to government sources.

Political analyst Mohammad Mojibur Rahman said the government is facing multifaceted pressure -- political, cultural, social, and economic -- but decisions are being taken in haste. “These things will create problems for the government,” he told The Daily Star.

Mojibur, also a professor at the Institute of Education and Research at Dhaka University, said the party “Like

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