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No more corrupt politicos
Give ministers, MPs higher pay
and expect them to be honest
MI Ali
Of the things that are almost impossible to find in Bangladesh is something called a 'poor politician.' Politics in Bangladesh is the Aladdin's Lamp which makes a person rich overnight. No special skill or talent is required, but just an insatiable desire and greed to accumulate wealth using every opportunity that the political office the person is in has to offer. It is incorrect to say that no skill is required, in fact only one skill is required and that is to be shamelessly corrupt... [ FULL STORY ]
Contentious deals: CG should
step cautiously
Faruque Ahmed
While the people have welcomed the reformist interim caretaker government which aims at bringing about far-reaching changes in the composition and functions of major institutions and organs, its handling of major economic issues is yet to be put on test. The country needs more time so that the interim government can deliver the best of its wisdom by way of restructuring the traditional politics into a knowledge-based rational one, free from the hand of corrupt and greedy political elements. But the question that worry the public mind is whether this government has enough time and energy to engage in major decision-making process on the economic front. Another question that may come up is whether this government has the authority to engage itself in economic decision-making... [ FULL STORY ]
Foreign media canard
People want a change, but
conspiracy is rife
Sadeq Khan
The Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Moean U. Ahmed has been holding select audiences with cross-sections of people in cantonments or project sites he was required to visit on official duty. His purpose is to dispel an undercurrent of public impression that there has been a military take-over of state power. That impression has been buttressed by reverberation in vernacular newspapers of a string of adverse reports in the foreign media about the proclamation of state of emergency in Bangladesh... [ FULL STORY ]
Good governance, election
environment top priority: CG
A R Khan
Although major political parties like BNP and Awami League are in a defensive position over the recent arrest of political leaders, the internal pressure is mounting for an announcement to hold the suspended general elections in a quickest possible time. Diplomats are also talking in this line... [ FULL STORY ]
US at it, once again!
Mumtaz Iqbal
With all the certitude of the Pavlovian conditional reflex, the sole superpower is once again playing at one of its favourite games. Which is to blast anybody that doesn't toe Washington's line in what invariably is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black... [ FULL STORY ]
Supreme Court restores accreditation
of Assam's NETV
Nava Thakuria in Guwahati
It is incredible but true that the organiser of a national sporting event could think of boycotting a media house. Even the publicity department of the organising committee asked to return the press accreditation cards, already issued to the media persons belonging to the media group for covering the important sporting event. The final outcome was a big slap from the apex court of the country to the organisers, who intended to stop the press...
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Will anti-graft move help end corruption?
Fazle Rashid in New York
The caretaker government the other day made Bangladesh a signatory to an anti-graft UN resolution. If the signing of the resolution is an expression of government's commitment to stamp out corruption from the country then it is perfect. But this is unlikely to scale down corruption. Corruption has become endemic the world over. It has not spared organization like the UN or hitherto unimpeachable institutions like the American Red Cross or FEMA or such highly regimented countries like China and Russia... [ FULL STORY ]
Entry of Yunus into politics favoured
Taj Hashmi
Since Dr Muhammad Yunus has written an open letter to all Bangladeshi nationals, I assume both at home and abroad, I am writing this responding to his letter seeking our opinion if he should join politics and float his own political party. It would be an audacity on my part to dissuade him from joining politics or organizing his own political party. Not only is he entitled to do so but also because of his enviable credentials. He is most definitely a very competent person, a wonderful organizer, entrepreneur par excellence, and above all, renowned and influential both within and outside Bangladesh... [ FULL STORY ]
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