What I saw in Bangladesh
When I heard my mother was sick, I went to Bangladesh for two weeks but I stayed a little longer than four weeks. My last visit was in 2005 and I noticed after three years that there had been a lot of change. First of all, at the airport everything was good, no hassle, quick service, all in order and everything on schedule. No hartal and no violence and I was able to use and enjoy all my valuable time. The bad politicians were all in jail or outside the country. Most of the people are happy. Factories, industries and ports, all institutions are working in order. The only complaint is that the cost of living has gone higher. Is all this for rule of Emergency? Long live Emergency! People have high expectations of the caretaker government, especially for system development. For example, the police still serve the government instead of serving ordinary citizens. Politics is becoming more open, most of the old political actors and actresses are going back to the stage.
The road show is over, did they find any leaders? Who knows how much money was wasted for this purpose. Nobody knows what surprise will come out in 2009. Everybody, including me, hopes for prosperity and a better future of Bangladesh. In the future, I will write about my experiences again.
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