A critical phase
Bangladesh has now entered the most critical phase of its political transition. The most recent events of student unrest and public outburst all over the country make us very concerned about the process of establishing a democratic and accountable government. This has given rise to many pertinent issues. Some of them are important and seen as negative fallouts from the current events.
1. I quote a news item from one Internet edition of news letter (e-mela.com) published probably from New York, USA, on August 27, 2007. It says that more than 87,000 people, including teachers and students, are facing cases filed against them. We think this new model of " Police case" would definitely pave the way for a new dimension of human rights violation in Bangladesh. Given the fact that the human rights groups in Bangladesh are not effective enough to be heard by the authorities, we do not know how one can get rid of this situation. I am not a lawyer and can not pass any opinion on the legal side of the issue.
However, my question is: how the law of the land interprets it from the perspective of human rights?
2. A more serious concern is the negative fallout of the events on the overall relation between the student community and the law enforcers. The situation has been further aggravated due to the alleged undignified behaviour with the arrested senior teachers of the universities.
We think the CTG would put all its resources in a conciliatory manner to redress the issue of student unrest, and would not allow any political inhibition to stand on the way of reconciliation. The military backed government is definitely powerful enough to achieve a few short term goals, but ultimately the path of dialogue and reconciliation has to be chosen.
Therefore, the sooner the better for all concerned.
3. We think it is high time for the CTG to proceed with the formation of the "Human Rights Commission" and create a civil check and balance.
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