Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Bangladesh Awami League has already got 229 seats in the General
Election of December 29. It is expected that the number of seats may
increase few more. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party [BNP] and
Jatiyo Party [JP] has bagged 29 seats each. With this result, it is
now a big question in the minds of people as to whether Jatiyo Party
would now emerge as the main oposition in the parliament, while
absolutely cornering Bangladesh Nationalist Party as the minority in
the parliament too. According to experts and analysts, people of
Bangladesh, this time not only voted against anti liberation forces
and Islamists but also voted against autocrats like Ershad. With this
electoral result, now Sheikh Hasina has got people's mandate of
forming the government without any support from millitary dictator
like Ershad or leftists like Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Huq Inu etc.
After 1973, Bangladesh Awami League has got massive victory in the
parliament election. In 1973, although people of Bangladesh voted for
Awami League with the aspiration of a Golden Bangladesh under the
leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, but, the government
ultimately and unfortunately turned into the most autocratic regime,
introducing black laws like Special Powers Act in 1974, banning all
newspapers and suffocating the voice of media, introducing one party
politics like BAKSAL and also establishing para-millitary force named
`Rakkhibahini' to destroy Bangladesh Army.
Many of the political analysts although are critical on formation of
BAKSAL, they feel that Bangabandhu's steps in minimizing the strength
of Bangladesh Armed forces was extremely appreciating and timely, as
in the past 32 years, people of Bangladesh in most of the times
witnessed interference of army in stopping democratic process in the
country. Most of the over ambitious Generals most of the times tried
to defame country's politics and democratic institutions. Even after
1/11 political changes in Bangladesh, Generals and the millitary
controlled interim government tried their best to put a very nasty
image on all the polticians in Bangladesh. But, their attempts now
visibly are foiled and people of Bangladesh voted in favor of the
oldest political party under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina
supporting her latest theme of `Vision 2021'. It is now expected by
many of the people in the country that Sheikh Hasina will truly emerge
as the cherismatic administrator who will not only lead the entire
nation towards peace and prosperity but will also ensure a very stable
Bangladesh in the region. Her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
played key role in placing Bangladesh in the prestigious position
amongst the South Asian neighbors.
Bangladeshi people are already frustrated with the exorbitant rise in
the price of essentials. Sheikh Hasina already reminded the people
that during her rule price of essentials were almost 4 times less than
what is prevailing now. It is a timely aspiration of the people of the
country that, within next 2-3 months, Awami League government will be
able to pull down the prices of essentials at least fifty per cent
less than what is existing now. They also want to see a real
initiatives from the government in ensuring housing, medical and other
essential facilities for the 150 million people in the country.
The next aspiration of the people of Bangladesh is to see trial of war
criminals under the rule of Sheikh Hasina. It was one of the top
agendas of Sheikh Hasina of trying the war criminals. It is expected
that the trial will begin much ahead of March 26 2009.
In 1996, when Bangladesh Awami League won the election, Sheikh Hasina
was more busy in getting `Doctorate' degree from various foreign
institutions as well as grabbing the ownership of `Ganabhaban'
[official residence of the Prime Minister] as well Awami League
hooligans like Shamim Osman, Joinal Hazari, Abul Hasnat Abdullah, Maya
Chowdhury, Dipu Chowdhury, Dr. Iqbal, Haji Mockbull, Haji Selim etc
established reign of terror in the country. Despite series of protests
by the people of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina ignored these facts and
continued to extend various forms of support towards such nasty elements.
On the other hand, a number of ministers in Awami League cabinet such
as Amir Hussain Amu, Tofael Ahmed, Sajeda Chowdhury, Mufazzal Hossain
Chowdhury Maya, Professor Abu Sayeed, Mohammed Nasim etc were busy in
almost free-styled corruption and nepostism. Civil administration was
totally polarized by the then rulling party.
It is now the expectation of the people of Bangladesh, that Sheikh
Hasina will not repeat the errors of the past. She truly will lead the
nation towards peace and prosperity as the proud daghter of the
founding father of the nation.
But, some of the analysts are rather skeptical on a real cherismatic
administration under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. They are fearing
that absolute power may corrupt the next government absolutely. Awami
League may even turn into the worst ever fascist and dictatorial
regime in the history of the country.
We as Bangladesh most influentail newspaper want to believe that,
Sheikh Hasina will use the massive mandate of the people in shaping
Bangladesh as the most prosperous nation in South Asia. She will also
do anything in combating rise of Islamist millitancy and radical
Islam. Hasina will surely adopt dynamic policies in extending hands of
cooperation towards the South Asian neighbors as well as international
communtiy. Decade old culture of hatred towards other religions like
Christianity and Judaism shall come to an end. Bangladesh will never
allow any anti-Ahmadia activites in the country. Above all, as part of
Sheikh Hasina's role in presenting the country as a true secular
nation and key-player in regional and internation peace, Bangladesh
will establish relations with Israel, without wasting any further time.
http://www.weeklyblitz.net/index.php?id=254
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A bad beginning of the Prime Minister elect in Bangladesh
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Political parties are generally burdened with the ugly influence of
some hooligans and thugs. People of Bangladesh who voted for electing
a new government under the leadership of Bangladesh Awami League chief
Sheikh Hasina at least aspired that this time, this party will not
repeat its notorious misdeeds like 1973 or 1996. They were confident
that this time, Bangladesh Awami League, which got landslide victory
would at least change its facist character.
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister elect Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to
address the members of local and international press and fixed 4:00 pm
[Bangladesh Time] at the National Press Club VIP lounge for the event.
Most of the representatives of local and foreign press rushed to the
spot. They were asked to wait till Sheikh Hasina comes. Meanwhile,
bunch of Awami League activists started coming inside the press club
auditorium and captured most of the seats while the journalists were
even unable to get any place within the premise to cover the important
event. While the foreign journalists were almost sweating and waiting
to hear from the Prime Minister elect, they were suddenly told that
the premise has been changed to another auditorium at the Ground Floor
of the National Press Club. Then it was turn for the members of the
media to almost battle with the Awami League activists to rush to the
new place. But, finally when they went, proud leaders of Bangladesh
Awami League told them that the press conference was postponed till
further notice.
This drama has greatly annoyed many of the foreign journalists. They
commented that if the newly elected Prime Minister cannot even manage
her own party cadres and had to ultimately abandon the first ever
press conference, what type of rule she may exhibit to the people of
Bangladesh?
http://www.weeklyblitz.net/index.php?id=257
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