Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Awami League, the lone rider


Khaleda Zia's recent visit to China and India has made Sheikh Hasina very uneasy. After almost 4 years the ruling party Awami League's achievement is humongous 97% parliament members being involved in negative activities. 

Sheikh Hasina's instant remark to the above was 'ill-motivated with the goal of tarnishing the government’s reputation'. Now, 97% members involved in negative activities I might also agree with the term ill-motivated but then again what would the percentage she would agree upon to say that it is correct.

One of the key issues that have put the present government in a very delicate situation is the Padma Bridge corruption. When the issue was raised by the World Bank, the Government outright denied the allegation. The World Bank has always said that they have credible evidence corroborated by a variety of sources which points to a high-level corruption conspiracy among Bangladeshi government officials and private individuals in connection with the project, and all evidences had been sent to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister. In this regard Prime Minister's stance has highly been suspicious instead of appreciating the report she decided to go against the World Bank. But eventually she lost the battle and now she is in brink of losing the war. The question rises why the Prime Minister was so ready to go against trying to save one of the proven corrupted Ministers. 

Prior to the Padma Bridge issue the other issue which took the present government in a vulnerable stage was the share market which seems to be one of Awami Leagues election agenda that whenever we come to power we'll manipulate the market because we are good at it.

As the election gets closer Awami League is losing friends for their attitudes towards friends and neighbors at home and abroad. And Awami League has become desperate in waging war against friends trying to divert or deceive which of course they are good at.

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