Keen to have more and sustainable democracy
Saturday, 8 September 2007
Many people in Bangladesh who earlier had starry eyed admiration for strongmen, are now seen as changing. They have benefited from democracy. For example, democracy has meant more freedoms that did not exist before. Democracy has meant better electoral practices and greater opportunities to elect parliament's members and others, freely, or for them to be elected.
Democracy has meant much more freedoms to be critical about government's policies, to work or to apply pressure to change them. The media even under Ershad was far from being a gagged one. But the media is realising its full potential under the present system. The relative greater freedoms and powers to dissent, wider socio-economic opportunities and other advantages that democracy have seemingly provided, have won for it many adherents in the middle and upper classes.
People in Bangladesh love the measures of democracy they have so far enjoyed and are eager for continuation of the democratic system. It would be more appropriate to say that they are all for a truly democratic system as the main assurance of their well-being in all respects in the future. It seems that the latest turn in the activities of the caretaker government will take them nearer to this cherished goal. All well intentioned people will be supporting the noble endeavours of this second caretaker government.
A Z M Haider
DOHS
Dhaka
Democracy has meant much more freedoms to be critical about government's policies, to work or to apply pressure to change them. The media even under Ershad was far from being a gagged one. But the media is realising its full potential under the present system. The relative greater freedoms and powers to dissent, wider socio-economic opportunities and other advantages that democracy have seemingly provided, have won for it many adherents in the middle and upper classes.
People in Bangladesh love the measures of democracy they have so far enjoyed and are eager for continuation of the democratic system. It would be more appropriate to say that they are all for a truly democratic system as the main assurance of their well-being in all respects in the future. It seems that the latest turn in the activities of the caretaker government will take them nearer to this cherished goal. All well intentioned people will be supporting the noble endeavours of this second caretaker government.
A Z M Haider
DOHS
Dhaka