Govt urged to hold elections after implementation of reforms
Sunday, 10 February 2008
BARISAL, Feb 9 (UNB): Speakers at a discussion meeting called upon the government to hold national elections only after implementation of reform programmes and the on-going anti-corruption drives.
They made the call at a view exchanging meeting titled
'Sushashoner Lokkhey Sangs-kar' (reforms aimed at good governance) held at the Barisal Club auditorium Friday morning.
Colonel Isahaq Ali Sikdar (rtd) presided over the meeting.
The speakers said elections must be held after successful completion of on-going reforms and anti-corruption drives as it was a prerequisite for good governance.
Execution of reforms inside the political parties would also be a condition for their registration and eligibility for participating in the election, they said.
Political parties are running without exercising proper democracy, transparency and accountability in the country, they observed.
Criticising the demand for immediate election, they said those who want elections without implementing reforms and curbing corruption, want to turn the country back to the days before one-eleven.
They also called upon the Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed to back the government until the reforms and anti-corruption programmes succeeded.
People did not like to return to days before the one-eleven. Over 300 representatives from different socio-political organisations from six districts attended the programme.
Naim Jahangir, Ahsan Habib Kamal, former mayor of Barisal City Corporation (BCC), Abul Kalam Azad, Dulal Shaha, Moazzem Hossain, TIB member MA Gias, Sheikh Farid, ATM Mahbub, Rafikul Islam Golap, MM Khaled Robi, Muhammad Ali, Nazimuddin Ahmed Panna, Jahangir Hossain Manik, M Mohsin, among others, were present on the occasion.
They made the call at a view exchanging meeting titled
'Sushashoner Lokkhey Sangs-kar' (reforms aimed at good governance) held at the Barisal Club auditorium Friday morning.
Colonel Isahaq Ali Sikdar (rtd) presided over the meeting.
The speakers said elections must be held after successful completion of on-going reforms and anti-corruption drives as it was a prerequisite for good governance.
Execution of reforms inside the political parties would also be a condition for their registration and eligibility for participating in the election, they said.
Political parties are running without exercising proper democracy, transparency and accountability in the country, they observed.
Criticising the demand for immediate election, they said those who want elections without implementing reforms and curbing corruption, want to turn the country back to the days before one-eleven.
They also called upon the Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed to back the government until the reforms and anti-corruption programmes succeeded.
People did not like to return to days before the one-eleven. Over 300 representatives from different socio-political organisations from six districts attended the programme.
Naim Jahangir, Ahsan Habib Kamal, former mayor of Barisal City Corporation (BCC), Abul Kalam Azad, Dulal Shaha, Moazzem Hossain, TIB member MA Gias, Sheikh Farid, ATM Mahbub, Rafikul Islam Golap, MM Khaled Robi, Muhammad Ali, Nazimuddin Ahmed Panna, Jahangir Hossain Manik, M Mohsin, among others, were present on the occasion.