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Why this trouble?

25 December 2006, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kshitish Chandra Milan, Asst. Teacher, Bogra YMCA Public School, Bogra
The whole nation is experiencing a lot of trouble under the non-party caretaker government. Troubles started long before handing over of the state power to caretaker government by the BNP-led alliance under justice KM Hasan who, according to constitution, ought to be the chief adviser of the caretaker government. The then ruling BNP wanted to see him in that position but the AL-led 14-party combine stood against him raising their voice about his impartiality. Standing against each other the two major political parties of the country- BNP and Awami League-- created a lot of trouble which caused the general people to suffer immensely. Finally, when the protest against his holding the office of chief adviser of caretaker government got intense, Justice KM Hasan agreed not to hold the office of CA. Afterwards, CEC Justice MA Aziz also had to go on a three-month leave facing the protest from not only a few numbers of political parties but also the majority of people. But the problems that we are facing as a nation have not been solved.
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The biggest favour that the two major parties can do to the nation is that they can refrain from taking part in the next elections. This could well be their first and last opportunity to offer something to the nation. Otherwise, the frustrated population will reject them for good.

The Anti Corruption Commission can start functioning, the judiciary can become independent, law enforcing bodies should become corruption free, businesses can run less unethically.

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Let us organise a movement asking them to excuse the nation at least for the next five years
Nasim Chowdhury, Essex, UK

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We all know that basically politicians, as policy makers, are supposed to concentrate on the magnitude of the current national problems and issues of common public interest, foresee the need of the future and formulate short-term and long-term policies to cater to the needs of the present and future for the welfare of the people. In real life, our politicians are not involved in fulfillment of their constitutional obligations, election pledges etc.

Serious inconsistency we notice if we analyze the demand of our political parties and their activities. It happens all the way that the party in opposition puts tremendous pressure on the party in power; whereas, after having the power in hand that party, in most cases, does not go by their commitments.

The situation must change. Now, the most crucial question is "where to start?"
Shams Chowdhury, On e-mail
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