Sun 3 Jul 2005
A very accurate observation by Abedin Chowdhury on the current opposition with no forward looking agenda. If I am twenty something who was born after 71, is there any reason for me to vote for AL based on the current programme they are promoting? Every body I talked to recently, more than bad governence of the current government, they mourn the lack of credible opposition in Bangladesh. There is a void. No one is promoting the right agenda or talking about the issues that people need to hear about. Its not that good leaders are not present in these parties but lack of democracy inside the parties prevent anyone to come up the ladder unless he/she is kissing the leaders’ you know what or has big suitcases filled up with black money to spend. So what’s the alternative?
July 4th, 2005 at 5:21 am
The future of democracy in Bangladesh
Complimenting Mr.Asif Saleh from Drishtipat, just quoting what Motiur Rahman the editor of Prothom-Alo wrote on the practice of democracy within the major political parties of Bangla Desh. On the podcast I I tried to discuss the future of democracy…