Pass marks to CTG
The out-going German Ambassador in his farewell meeting with the press before his departure admitted that the EU and Europe, on principle, do not support any emergency rule anywhere in the world but in the case of Bangladesh they supported emergency at that moment to save lives and properties and democracy here. This statement clearly supports the view that the security of lives and properties in Bangladesh were in danger before 1/11 and democracy was at stake. We believe, the situation was more serious than he explained just to maintain the norms of diplomatic gesture as a diplomat.
The people of Bangladesh will not forget the caretaker government of Dr.
Fakhruddin Ahmed backed by the Armed Forces which gave the people a free, fair and credible election for the first time in the history of Bangladesh, delivered ID cards and a genuine voter list.
Rightly or wrongly it unveiled the faces of the corrupt who were eating away the vitals of the nation. During this CTG, the former ministers had to whiten black money or untaxed money.
The people believe the present government having a 3/4th majority will not be able to deliver what the two years old CTG has delivered.
Now we see the face of the same people in the TV channels who were arrested during the CTG rule and punished for corruption charges. They are now out to clean themselves and convince the people that they were not corrupt. They are trying to prove before the nation that the ACC illegally sued them during the caretaker government. They are seeking personal interviews in their own TV channels which frequently bring them to tell their stories.
But I am sure, whatever they say, people do not believe them any more.
People still give pass marks to the CTG which brought qualitative changes in the country by selecting a government of their own choice. People are waiting to see what this government does to root out corruption and also changes in process of selecting their government in the future. The common people are worst sufferers of corruption.
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