How govt shattered 30m people's dream
The mysterious withdrawal of our government's WB loan request for financing the Padma bridge project has evoked great suspicion in public mind. Hasn't a matter of great national interest been sacrificed at the altar of coterie or individual interest? 30 million people's 'dream' bridge which was within the sight of realisation now seems to have slipped out of hand and a 'fog' of uncertainty shrouds the materialisation of this huge and costly bridge project. It was really shocking to see the ruling party's reluctance to conduct an exhaustive probe into the allegation of 'corruption conspiracy' as wanted by WB. How could the AL high-ups 'certify' the former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain as innocent and a 'patriot', when WB reasonably considered him number one suspect involved in the alleged conspiracy? It is now clear that the government lost the WB loan opportunity only because it deliberately kept the minister outside the ACC-initiated probe and its decision to withdraw the WB loan request is nothing but a face-saving measure. Failure to get the WB loan for financing the largest bridge project of the country due to government's ineptness, immaturity and, above all, partisan mentally will remain as a black scar on the ruling AL's face in the days to come!
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