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Monday, February 18, 2008

[ALOCHONA] CBd asks CTG to spend TK 100 Crore to expose individual corruption in Bangladesh

Dear All,
 
Still CTG did not identify their biggest mistake during last 12 months.  Now Economy Adviser admits that we can not say some one is corrupted until he or she is guilty by court.  Mr. ACC Chairman admits that corruption can not defeated by force.  High Court says that you can not bring charges against someone under emergency rule if the crime was done before the emergency.
 
I say not giving the General Amnesty in Bangladesh during June/Jule 2007 is the CTG biggest mistake and that is crippling them and crippling people's hope when they took the power.  I also have provided the example the Iraq Debathification strategy of US and their mistakes.  I guess Bangladeshi people will never learn the lesson for their arrogant mentality and uncompromising attitude.
 
Why I am saying this thing again,  I want CTG to change the course even it is too late.  Only thing CTG can do is to use media to expose all the corruptions were done by Politicians, Amla, Businessmen, and Govt officials.  I am asking CTG to spend about TK 100 Crore next 5-6 months to start this campaign.
 
It will be hard to keep those corrupt people in the jail when next Govt comes to power, so I want CTG to use TK 100 Crore to expose all corrupt people activities to each person in Bangladesh and every village in Bangladesh, so their is an awareness what the same person will do if he or she is in power again.  I think that money will be better spend and will get results in years to come.  Since CTG has lots of internal info through DGIF, police and other branches about individaul corruption, just let those info out to the public, forget about the court part from now.
 
I hope that CTG is listening on my call, even though they have failed to listen my earlier call, CTG established "Truth Commission" based on my proposal when the damage was already done.
 
Re-posting my earlier General Amnesty 2007 Proposal for CTG:-------
 
Proposal Initiator: 
 
This proposal has initiated by M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu) on the behalf of Change Bangladesh Organization, USA
 
What is Change Bangladesh Organization?
 
Change Bangladesh Organization (CBd) is a non-profit and non-political organization based in USA. The goal of CBd is to change Bangladesh for better in the field of social, education, technologies, and economical development areas.  CBd also promote young generation leadership to take the lead of Bangladesh in future.
 
How is the idea of this proposal evolved?
 
I have done multiple researches about Bangladesh and its present political and economical situation. I have seen that there is distrust between political parties and CTG about corruption drive and where the country is heading too.  As most of you know that when USA removed Saddam Hossain from the power, they have removed the Baath party members from all armed forces, any job or institutions in Iraq which is called debaathication.  I believe they have made a mistake by doing that without any reconciliation initiative.  After few years, USA tried to do reconciliation initiative but they have failed.  Jury still out there, but I think that they made a huge mistake not doing a national reconciliation initiative to include Baath party members in the Govt.  They did not do that initiative for multiple reasons but that for another part of the discussion.  I am not comparing Bangladesh to Iraq, but I am comparing the substance of it.  We need to bring the trust of the people in Bangladesh Govt to be successful both politically and economically and this proposal will lead to that end goal.  This proposal is not soft on crime and was developed without any consultation with any political parties or Current Takecare Govt (CTG).  This proposal does not support corruption.  This is purely my idea and I want to see good from this proposal.  I am not related to any political parties or CTG in Bangladesh.
 
Why do we need Amnesty in Bangladesh now?
 
Corruption is a cancer for Bangladesh and it is happening for the last 36 years.  Current corruption drive is good for Bangladesh but it has some consequences.  At least 90% of politicians, 35% businessmen, and 50% Amla are corrupt.  We can argue about small or big corruption.  If I have put the figure in number, I personally think at least 10 million people in Bangladesh are corrupt range from small to big.  I do not think that we can round up all these people, put in the courts, get justice and keep in the jail for the next 3-30 years.  Bangladesh Govt does not have the resources, money or facilities to continue this corruption drive and this is not feasible.  I also like to point out that CTG advisor Mr. Matin has mentioned recently that current corruption drive has to continue by the next Govt to remove corruption from the country.  We need a good faith reconciliation initiative- General Amnesty 2007.
 
Who will not be covered in this amnesty?
 
Who are murders, who have existing cases, who are already guilty by the courts will not be covered under this amnesty.
 
What is the procedure of this amnesty?
 
This amnesty will be divided in three phases:
 
Phase I – Politicians including grass root level.
Phase II – Business people
Phase III – Amla and rest of the country people.
 
Phase I will cover during September 1- October 30, 2007
Phase II will cover during November 1 – December 30, 2007
Phase II will cover during January 1 – February 28, 2008
 
How will Bangladesh gain from this amnesty?
 
I am hoping that Bangladesh Govt will cover the current budget deficit using the collected money from the local and foreign countries which was deposited by the corrupt personnel.  I also believe that corrupt person will help to bring his/her corrupt money from foreign banks as good faith by this Amnesty.  It is very tough to bring money from foreign banks unless individual cooperate.  Recent reports indicated that not a penny was collected from the foreign countries bank yet. This initiative might help to reach that goal.  I am projecting that at least TK 20,000 Crore can be collected from these corrupt individuals and deposit to Bangladesh Govt.  This might be lesson for the future corrupt persons that money will be collected which was made illegal means and future punishment will be harsher.
 
Is this amnesty feasible?
 
CTG has to take multiple initiatives including creating independent body of institute to check and balance to make sure human rights is observed and respected, and no individuals is harassed during and after the amnesty.  CTG will hire more resources to cope with this amnesty and procedures.
 
Rule of Amnesty:
 
1)     CTG will circulate a memo Title "General Amnesty 2007" through media and all concern institutes in Bangladesh and abroad.  This memo will mention the following items:

a)     Please surrender all your illegal earned including money, properties, business etc and pay the tax on untaxed money by August 29, 2007.  You will not be jailed and be forgiven for your corruption.  CTG will collect all your illegal wealth through proper procedures and deposit to Bangladesh Treasures.

b)     CTG will keep the corruption drive.

c)     CTG will complete the court procedures against all jailed individuals within 90 days.  If any of the jailed individual comes forward and accepts his/his crime and apologies to the people of Bangladesh, CTG will forgive him/her and he/she will not be release from jail, but all his/her illegal wealth will be taken away.   He/she will not be able to take nomination in the next general election.  He/she will able to take nomination in future election if no further corruption/crime is committed by the individual.

d)     He/she will able to apply for jobs in any position in Govt, public, and private sectors.

e)     No harassment will be allowed for this pardoned individual after the amnesty/settlement.

f)       Amnesty individual name will not be in the list of corrupt persons.

2)     If corrupt individuals do not come forward to CTG by August 29, 2007, if he/she is caught and proved by the court for any corruption case, he/she will have minimum jail time of 10 years and all his/her wealth will be taken away.

3)     This amnesty is appropriate for everybody regardless of religion, parties, and business.
 
Public Reaction on the Amnesty:
 
For the Amnesty (62.5%): 
 
(summary) This amnesty will close the gap of distrust between political parties and CTG.  This will help to elect new set of honest and educated MPs in the next general election.  This amnesty will help interim CTG to focus on various critical issues rather than just corruption in Bangladesh (i.e. , conduct free and fair election by the end of 2008, controlling the essential prices, create skilled manpower, diverse export industries, develop investment oriented policies, reduce poverty, building infrastructures, educational reform, etc
 
Against the Amnesty (22%):
 
(summary) This amnesty will encourage corruption in future because they will let go after corruption.  Corrupt people will be in power again maybe not immediately.  This amnesty means soft on crime.  This amnesty might keep the family politics in place.
 
 
Don't know what to say (15.5%):
 
(summary) They said that they support anything that is good for the country.  They like this initiative but curious about implementation process.
 
Support Needed:
 
Change Bangladesh Organization, USA needs your endorsement including NBRs, media, business leaders, and political parties in Bangladesh to encourage the CTG to adopt this plan.
 
Mild Suggestion:
 
The questions about if this CTG has constitutional authority to give the amnesty or not, and who I am to tell CTG to what to do in Bangladesh, this should be separate part of the discussion and I do not like to be part of it.
 

Regards,

M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu)
Director of Operation, Change Bangladesh Organization, USA
(Portfolio: Foreign Investment, Economic Opportunity & Job Creation)
 
                
       
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