Comments on: Fakhruddin Ahmed addressed the nation http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Echowallah http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Echowallah Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:28:46 +0000 http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/#comment-326 Zafa: As neutral citizens who want the best for our country, I think it is important for us to realize that rushing into an election may not be in the interest of the country. You have to understand that election cannot be the sole criterion of democracy. We did have elections for the last 15 years, but had autocratic governments in the guise of democracy that were probably more draconian than even one-party military governments. We know that MPs cannot cross floors in voting. We know there has been no intra-party democracy in both parties. The country's stability was lost. Rushing to the elections may mean back to square one again. We do not need a democracy for the sake of democracy, but a true democracy. For that, we need to create the "right fundamentals" and "prerequisites", i.e. eliminate black money and muscle-power influence in elections. Whatever the caretaker government is doing is definitely within their constitutional responsibilities of organizing a free, fair and credible polls. If black money, muscle-power and family royalty of both BNP and AL continue, elections won't be fair. In other words, the government is doing the right thing by cracking down on these ills for a good election. I was in Dhaka a few months back and my informal poll showed more than 75% of the people support the reformist government. Amongst non-partisan people, this will be 99%. People want a qualitative change in better governance and progress. Let's give the reformist government backed by military and civil society a chance and time to make the changes. As for us, as bhodroloks of the era, we have a responsibility to society to make sure our country moves forward to the right path. For this, we need to play our due role in changing the status quo two sides of the same coin BNP-AL politics. Long live Bangladesh! Zafa: As neutral citizens who want the best for our country, I think it is important for us to realize that rushing into an election may not be in the interest of the country. You have to understand that election cannot be the sole criterion of democracy. We did have elections for the last 15 years, but had autocratic governments in the guise of democracy that were probably more draconian than even one-party military governments. We know that MPs cannot cross floors in voting. We know there has been no intra-party democracy in both parties. The country’s stability was lost. Rushing to the elections may mean back to square one again.

We do not need a democracy for the sake of democracy, but a true democracy. For that, we need to create the “right fundamentals” and “prerequisites”, i.e. eliminate black money and muscle-power influence in elections. Whatever the caretaker government is doing is definitely within their constitutional responsibilities of organizing a free, fair and credible polls. If black money, muscle-power and family royalty of both BNP and AL continue, elections won’t be fair. In other words, the government is doing the right thing by cracking down on these ills for a good election.

I was in Dhaka a few months back and my informal poll showed more than 75% of the people support the reformist government. Amongst non-partisan people, this will be 99%. People want a qualitative change in better governance and progress. Let’s give the reformist government backed by military and civil society a chance and time to make the changes. As for us, as bhodroloks of the era, we have a responsibility to society to make sure our country moves forward to the right path. For this, we need to play our due role in changing the status quo two sides of the same coin BNP-AL politics. Long live Bangladesh!

]]> By: Someone http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Someone Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:24:20 +0000 http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/#comment-323 So, now they are searching their exit route! And they are doing it not for other political parties, but for themselves. Now no possibility to include the name of Syed Iskander in any list and all are free from allegation of money laundering. How democratic, corruption-free they are! So, now they are searching their exit route! And they are doing it not for other political parties, but for themselves. Now no possibility to include the name of Syed Iskander in any list and all are free from allegation of money laundering. How democratic, corruption-free they are!

]]> By: From Somewhere http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-322 From Somewhere Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:08:12 +0000 http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/#comment-322 Nice. I just read a similar post in somewhere in... blog. I think readers will love to get in touch with the thread. <a href="http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/notunerashaiblog/28730475" rel="nofollow">http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/notunerashaiblog/28730475</a> Nice. I just read a similar post in somewhere in… blog. I think readers will love to get in touch with the thread.

http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/notunerashaiblog/28730475

]]> By: Afraid http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Afraid Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:26:18 +0000 http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2007/09/10/fakhruddin-ahmed-addressed-the-nation/#comment-321 Is CA saying that Bangladesh is corruption free now. Yeeehaaa! Zafa, I like the writeup. I think you pointed out the holes quite well. The more I think about this speech, the less I think of it. There has been a de facto lifting of the politics ban for people like Mannan Bhuyian anyway. So does this actually change things much. It may simply facilitate the King's party to get better organized, especially now that BNP is in disarray. Is CA saying that Bangladesh is corruption free now. Yeeehaaa! Zafa, I like the writeup. I think you pointed out the holes quite well. The more I think about this speech, the less I think of it. There has been a de facto lifting of the politics ban for people like Mannan Bhuyian anyway. So does this actually change things much. It may simply facilitate the King’s party to get better organized, especially now that BNP is in disarray.

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