| Dear All, I think that it is important for general people in Bangladesh to voice their concern and appreciation to BNP and AL. Govt and elected MPs are the servant/caretaker of their people and it will be prudent to keep them responsible for their action. Advice to BNP I personally think that BNP made prudent decision by joining the JS under AL Govt. They have showed that they care about people and their well being, not to use lathi, boita at least this time. Good start for BNP. My suggestion is to Khalida is to step aside from BNP and put credible people in charge of BNP party Who is more crdible than Khaleda? Can you name any one ? or just making airy advise? and work as a watch dog for every steps of AL Govt what they do, so you can do constructive criticize to correct their mistakes. This is the only way BNP will survive in 2013. There are lots of people to give advice to BNP but quality advice is rare in Bangladesh as far as BNP survival is concern. Family politics has to be demolished in BNP to survive in 2013. Only in BNP? General people do not like corrupted political leaders ReallY? then how come "mother and father of all corruption , the most corrupted and controversial politicians hasina and Ershad got so many votes? If people really don't like corrupt politicians, then they must have been voted by corrupt Moeen and his army and puppet CEC. and general people won't like family business in Politics in 2013 its either Khalida or Hasina. Advice to AL Govt I am kinda pleased to see new faces in AL Administration and maybe a good start for AL as far as new blood and faces are concern. But I am still concern about their activities though. 1) Still AL grassroots people are killing their opposition parties in Bangladesh and AL leaders are capturing halls in Universities and Colleges continuously. This is called hate crime. Hate crime should be handle strongly. I am little doubt about Home Minster's ability to control this killings. We need strong person in this ministry who can provide carrot and stick at the same time to control this spill over situation. PM Hasina may need to reconsider this Post since she is unable to control as far condition are deteriorating. 2) Since AL got majority in MPs, AL should demolished student politics in Universities and Colleges, They only can do this with their power and I think it will be a historic moment for Bangladesh under AL Govt. Please give a chance our next generation to be educated with good study environment. 3) Dr. Muhit has said that wealth statement for all AL MPs will be provided to show their transparency. But my question is that all the MPs have already submitted their wealth and income information during nomination process. Why do you need another wealth statement? Is this a shrewed move from AL? All MPs income and wealth will be compared based on benchmark information received during nomination. I think that this seems to me backward as far as transparency is concern unless Dr. Muhit thought general people are fool and won't understand his trick. Please stop this game. 4) Commerce Secretary wants to have 10-year target for trade and export in Bangladesh. I believe that your target should be 2-years , not 10-years. Publish your 2-years target and work to achieve it, pls don't fool general people. Show your incremental achievement if you are capable to do what you are saying. 5) India is a powerful neighbor as far fas Bangladesh is concern. To have good powerful friend is beneficial but if it is not two ways, then I do think it helps. All the Indian connections shows that AL is influenced by Indian Authority. It is good as long as you can get share benefits from them too. You have signed Ganga deal in 1996-2001 and they do not obey it. When you ask Indian to share water, they do not do anything and more over they point to a document that you have signed. Please don't sign anything with them until you understand what your are getting into it. So I think before you consider anything for Indian, you may need to put your house in order and put Bangladesh interests in the front of them than AL interest. I am hearing India wants separate EPZ, why? I thought India wants secular Govt in Bangladesh, if that's true why Indian companies can not be secular and do business with other international companies in EPZs? Why can't they stay with other companies in EPZs in Bangladesh? I think that this is called " Vondamy or Double standards". One time you want secular Govt, but not secular EPZs in Bangladesh. What do you want? 6) AL Govt has reduced fertilizer price which is a good news for the time being but if it continued without any constructive work to be self sufficient, these will lead more corruption. Our experiences says that more than 20% of these Fertilizer with subsidy will be sold to Indian market and few corrupt traded will make money in the name of reduced fertilizer price. This happened before with oil and gas also. Bu I do support for this short time to survive but in long term AL Govt has to show that they have build more industries to produce Fertilized in Bangladesh instead of importing. This will be their benchmark for progress. You may think why I am doing this kind of push and what is the benefit?. I think once you keep your Govt in check they will do better job and they change their courses if they feel that general people are not happy. This is called people's Target for AL Govt in Bangladesh. This election proved that people are more powerful than previously thought, so you won't able to fool people anymore if we become WatchDog for Govt and work for the people for better future. I have doing for the last 4 years to point out Govt failure and their corrective action. Sometimes I was successful, sometimes I was not, but I should continue my works as long as our poor general people can get benefit from it. Good Blass Bangladesh, AL Govt and her 160 million people. Regards, M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu), Virginia, USA |