Laudable remarks
In his remark, Syed Ashraful Islam, Awami League General Secretary, very clearly mentioned what his party wants to come up with the proposal to end the nasty political culture. He even offers to the opposition party to turn the proposal into deed in which the nation can experience such a political culture where corruption, extortion, murders, pilferage, anarchy can no longer exist. The bottom line of the persuasive, but still logical, remark rests on three observations:
First, the political quagmire in which the whole nation has been bogged down since the liberation period is getting worse. The present administration is taking some concrete steps to get it back to life. And the remarks made by the LGRD minister reveal how seriously they think about the challenge. In response to the question of all party participation, he made it clear that political parties always are in the same knot until they work for the national interest. However, if anyone wants to create obstructions on the path to the trial of war criminals and matters directly related to the well being of the country, then, of course, the nation will not retreat. And a Bangladeshi, if history tells correctly, possesses the courage to do so.
Second, on the question of morality and ethical standards, the leader clearly asserts that we are the nation of ideals. Though some people practice earning black money and illegal wealth, it is not the whole picture of the nation. And the government takes action in light of how to put an end to the malpractice, not by punishing the group owning illegal wealth, but by giving them the chance to correct themselves, thinking about the well being of the whole nation. It is, too, good to hear that, according to him, the way Sheikh Hasina and he were elected party president and general secretary uncontested cannot be called completely democratic. However, in future, the party will think about open vote in which party councillors enjoy direct voting. By this, the party ushers in practicing accountability and transparency. That's a welcome step.
Finally, on the issue of 1/11, and its post experiences, the leader wholeheartedly admitted that politicians' nonchalance and short-sightedness brought the nation to the edge of the destructive situation in which the nation might have lost democracy. Even while commenting on the single most important issue of the trial of the killers of Bangabandhu and four great leaders, the leader declared that “if the killings are not resolved permanently, division within the country cannot be resolved permanently.”
And many of us, myself included, believe that we really got the enthusiastic administration that, like the nation, believes in real change of political culture.
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