<i>Bangladesh 2008</i>
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Last year was a surprise year for Bangladesh. Many impossible things became possible in the year 2007. It will be a memorable year in our history. As a nation we have many historical events that we can be proud of. We have 1952, we have 1971 and both of them have their permanent places in history. Similarly, 1990 could have a special status for the rise of the democratic sun. But the sun was covered by clouds of confusion and irritating conflicts between the two major political stakeholders. Thus 1991-2006 became the worst example of democratic era. We do not want that kind of democracy anymore in Bangladesh. Instead of that, we better live in a disciplined autocratic rule! Of course, 1/11 changed many things in Bangladesh. It changed our thoughts and beliefs. We must learn a lesson from the pre-1/11 period. Needless to say, its not an easy task to clean 36 years' rust from our minds, from our life style. We understand the difficulties, but that should not be an excuse for failure. We have seen some efforts to clean it but the success rate has not been good enough. We don't know who will rule our country during the next 10 years. Regardless of democracy or autocracy, Bangladesh needs a positive change for its economy, education, law and order, social security etc. We want no more promise, we want action!
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