Yellow light for the politicians
One year of neutral governance by the CTG has given the voters taste of the culture they would like to continue in the future, starting after the next general elections. Time to get out of the bottomless basket, and tunnels without light at the other end!
The two uninstalled Begums better return to their role as housewife of the family, and not of the nationoverdoes is not good for any system; considering the rebound violence displayed in the predicted return of religious zeal, with a vengeance. This is due to the erosion of credibility in good political governance, and the so-called democratic practices, more heard than seen in actual practice not only in Bangladesh but also at the level of the US foreign policy.
The society is bursting at its seams. The political oppression and suppression of the last 16 years, plus the earlier tutorials, have embedded a culture of gloom and despondency in this new nation, having roots in the ancient culture of old Bengal. There should be no more place for lust-filled seekers of black wealth and fake fame, who made politics a gambling table of haram rozi, and false promises.
The tides are changing in South Asia [former British Indian sub-continent], and the old fossils cannot maintain the continuance of non-transparent politics. Overcrowded Dhaka with a surfeit of multi-storeyed buildings symbolises the political culture of today--vertical dizziness vs. horizontal stability. Centralisation of power is also a symbol of haughty greed and autocracy. Democracy--spread it thin; or pile it up thick and vicious?
Let the young generation speak of the coming general electionslook at the ailing veterans making regular pilgrimages to the foreign hospitals for check-ups which physical medicines cannot cure. We do need a second liberation--this time internal, from enemies at home. The CTG has started the first phase of the internal revolution--we have to maintain the momentum for continuity.
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