Despite the frequent diturbance of some 'turkman' forces Bangladesh is still a Sovereign country.
Musfique Prodhan <chena_kew@yahoo.com> wrote:
It is a pleasure to see Md Asghar concentration on a subject matter which is important. What he have depicted about the foreign officials involvement in Bangladesh's internal matter is true indeed.
What he might have overlooked is the way our political culture has been structured. Though we might feel 'delight' in calling the system as parliamentary democracy; matter of fact it is dynastic hierarchy disguised under democracy.
When respect for opposing political view is difficult, when the political movement is aimed to raise to power only, when arson, looting and anarchism is a habitual normal political activism, when the corrupts reign; it is still a wonder about that country to exist as sovereign state.
The unfortunate and unwanted dominance of partisan personals in the media, makes it impossible for non partisan views to be heard. Things got worse, when the media have started competing with other business institution in the rat race. Hence the voice of the millions are ignored.
Since birth, Bangladesh have been governed by weak administrators ( with an exception of President Ziaur Rahman). Hence Bangladeshis have become an dependent nation with a sovereign status. The economy is primarily based on foreign remittance and export items, with the West in the center. In addition to that, each year a handsome amount of foreign aid is also necessary ( in form of debt) to run Bangladesh. Though insulting to our self dignity, we have no choice left but to practice on their "advices/suggestions" without crying foul.
However, it is our morally corrupt politicians, who are solely responsible for literally inviting the foreign emissaries to get involved in our political arena. I believe Md Asghar is also aware of the presence of so called "The Tuesday Group" (consists of foreign diplomats) who play a decisive role in our political arena.
India's negative attitude towards Bangladesh has earned her bad reputation among Bangladeshis. Hence any suggestions good or bad constitute to mistrust and create controversy.
It is going to take enormous effort and massive change in political culture to clean the mess up which was created by our politicians in last 30+ years. Since such goal is attained, we have to swallow our own pride and be the sovereign nation under covert occupation.
Sincerely
Musfique.
msa40@aol.com wrote:Dear Moderator,Please post this write up. Thanks.Mohammad AsgharIsa Sovereign Nation? Bangladesh Mohammad AsgharI do not know of any other nation in which foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners are as publicly active as those who are accredited to. Some examples: Bangladesh 1. When Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party were at loggerheads on the appointment of a Chief Advisor of the Caretaker government, various emissaries from different nations descended onto help the feuding parties arrive at a consensus. The Secretary General of the Common Wealth was one of the foreign emissaries to have blessed Bangladesh with his presence on its soil Bangladesh His and other luminaries’ presence and involvement in the feud was not an interference in the internal affairs of! Bangladesh But when the Country Director of IMF complained against hartals, Mr. Saifur Rahman of BNP promptly threatened his expulsion fromBangladesh for his [unwanted interference] in what he termed to be the purely domestic affair of. Bangladesh 2. Foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners are very generous while dispensing their advices to the government and the people of. Take, for instance, the role Mr. William Malam (!) played, while he was representing the Bangladesh United States in. Bangladesh After visiting the Chittagong Stock Exchange, he told the reporters: [Bangladesh , like, is floating on oil. Its reserve of gas is inexhaustible, so Bangladeshis should not be worried about their future]. Kuwait The fact is:does not have a commercially viable reserve of oil. It's gas reserve is going to become depleted by 2015, if it fails to discover new wells well in time (see the Daily Sangbad of Jan 28, 2008). Bangladesh So, why the Ambassador lied through his teeth?He knew Bangladeshis are prone to easily believing the foreigners; they find it difficult to believe their own kind. He exploited their psychology to gain cheap popularity among the people of this unfortunate country.3. Prior to the event of 1/11, the most active notables inBangladesh to keep the press busy were the Ambassador of theUnited States and the High Commissioners of the. How many meetings they had with the political leaders of Awami League and BNP and the high officials of the government cannot be said with precision, but the fact remains that in the army’s decision to force the mind of the obnoxiously pro-BNP President of the country in favor of a new Caretaker government, they played a major and vital role. United Kingdom Even today, the British High Commissioner continues to play an effective role in the political life of. He can be seen on the TV screens talking about what the government of Bangladesh should or should not do now or at the time of holding the ensuing national elections of the country. Bangladesh So far as I know, no intellectual of the country, in particular, and its common people, in general, has so far talked against the foreigners’ involvement in the affairs of the country. On the contrary, they appear to be pleased with them, for, they seem to reckon,does not have the capacity or the ability to make good decisions on matters that affect the life of its citizens. Bangladesh But this attitude of the intellectuals ofdoes not apply to the High Commissioner of India and its influential people. To many of them, any Indian, who speaks about Bangladesh , is an enemy of theirs and he or she, therefore, must be demonized in all possible ways. Bangladesh What I saw inBangladesh during my stay in it, and am still seeing from a distance, makes me ask: Isreally a sovereign nation and if those Bangladeshis, who rule the country or have influence over its affairs, are really patriots? Can they ever do anything that would benefit their country and its ordinary people? Bangladesh
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