Good governance remains elusive in Bangladesh
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
KM Mukta
The people of Bangladesh crave for better days under good governance. They expect the parties or party in power to exercise restraint while dealing with law and order and show respect to human rights. The country's constitution has envisaged the rule of law and individual freedom ensured
Even in post modern 21st century Bangladeshis continue to grope the darkness of maladministration. Constitutional rights are set aside by vested coterie interests. Individual, family or party interests get precedence over collective interest.
Reacting to recent murder of Chhatra League activist in RU campus by suspected Islamic Chhatra Shibir men the government has apparently overstepped the norms of due process of law and individuals' rights. By doing this it is creating panic in the society.
The neutral, impartial and smooth functioning of basic state machineries like judiciary, legislature, executive and police administration are sine qua non for sustainable democracy, where USA, UK, Canada and India have set examples. In a democratic system, the government of the day must care for every citizen of the country irrespective of caste, creed and political affiliation.
Whoever in power forgets about the pulses and expectations of the majority peace loving people. It tends to ignore the verdict of people and bends upon serving group interest. The government should envisage and visualize the politics for 160 millions Bangladeshis.
Ensuring better law and order and supply of power and energy should be the priority of the government.
Civil society is considered as the conscious-keeper of any nation, who could play a pivotal role for the nation building process where we could discover the flavour of independence, but as a matter of great concern the civil society is too biased and its role is questioned.
The people want to see a competition for progress, not a backward march. We firmly believe that Bangladeshis can and it has enough potentiality to be developed in a democratic environment. It is for the government to facilitate to do what they can for national progress. Democracy needs awareness.
(A legal expert, the writer is a visiting scholar, School of Law, Dalian Maritime University, PRC, and he could be reached at e-mail:kohinoorgazi@yahoo.com)
The people of Bangladesh crave for better days under good governance. They expect the parties or party in power to exercise restraint while dealing with law and order and show respect to human rights. The country's constitution has envisaged the rule of law and individual freedom ensured
Even in post modern 21st century Bangladeshis continue to grope the darkness of maladministration. Constitutional rights are set aside by vested coterie interests. Individual, family or party interests get precedence over collective interest.
Reacting to recent murder of Chhatra League activist in RU campus by suspected Islamic Chhatra Shibir men the government has apparently overstepped the norms of due process of law and individuals' rights. By doing this it is creating panic in the society.
The neutral, impartial and smooth functioning of basic state machineries like judiciary, legislature, executive and police administration are sine qua non for sustainable democracy, where USA, UK, Canada and India have set examples. In a democratic system, the government of the day must care for every citizen of the country irrespective of caste, creed and political affiliation.
Whoever in power forgets about the pulses and expectations of the majority peace loving people. It tends to ignore the verdict of people and bends upon serving group interest. The government should envisage and visualize the politics for 160 millions Bangladeshis.
Ensuring better law and order and supply of power and energy should be the priority of the government.
Civil society is considered as the conscious-keeper of any nation, who could play a pivotal role for the nation building process where we could discover the flavour of independence, but as a matter of great concern the civil society is too biased and its role is questioned.
The people want to see a competition for progress, not a backward march. We firmly believe that Bangladeshis can and it has enough potentiality to be developed in a democratic environment. It is for the government to facilitate to do what they can for national progress. Democracy needs awareness.
(A legal expert, the writer is a visiting scholar, School of Law, Dalian Maritime University, PRC, and he could be reached at e-mail:kohinoorgazi@yahoo.com)