Workers' Party vows to fight corruption, communalism
Sunday, 14 December 2008
The Workers Party Bangladesh (WPB) has spelled out the manifesto for the upcoming parliamentary election with promises to reduce corruption, communalism and extremism, reports bdnews24.com.
The manifesto also pledged to hold trial of 1971 war crimes and ensure equitable distribution of wealth.
"This election is not about voting only; it's about moving forward with the people with a revolution of change," said Rashed Khan Menon, president of the Worker's Party and the candidate of the Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance for Dhaka-8.
"If the 14-party goes to power then all war criminals will be tried and for that international criminal law will be implemented," he added.
Anisur Rahman Mallik, member of the politburo and executive committee, presented the manifesto at a press conference at the party's office at Topkhana in the city on Saturday.
The manifesto said it would establish a Bangladesh free of poverty, hunger and spiralling prices, ensure the rights of working people and women, free the country from the clasps of World Bank (WB), IMF and imperialism.
Saving the environment, tackling traffic jam, development of a society free of drugs, controlling prices of essentials, refusing to sign agreements that deprive the people of the country of natural resources like gas, oil and coal, using indigenous technology to fight climate change, maintaining international peace and harmony are some of the pledges.
Development of education, human resources and culture, decentralisation of democracy and ensuring local autonomy, establishing the rights of the indigenous people, formulating laws to safeguard the rights of the handicapped, ensuring health facilities, establishing law and order, formulating an urban policy aimed at the accommodation of the poor and the ultra poor, formulating policies for the development of agriculture, health, employment and human resources are the other things the party wants to do.
The manifesto also pledged to hold trial of 1971 war crimes and ensure equitable distribution of wealth.
"This election is not about voting only; it's about moving forward with the people with a revolution of change," said Rashed Khan Menon, president of the Worker's Party and the candidate of the Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance for Dhaka-8.
"If the 14-party goes to power then all war criminals will be tried and for that international criminal law will be implemented," he added.
Anisur Rahman Mallik, member of the politburo and executive committee, presented the manifesto at a press conference at the party's office at Topkhana in the city on Saturday.
The manifesto said it would establish a Bangladesh free of poverty, hunger and spiralling prices, ensure the rights of working people and women, free the country from the clasps of World Bank (WB), IMF and imperialism.
Saving the environment, tackling traffic jam, development of a society free of drugs, controlling prices of essentials, refusing to sign agreements that deprive the people of the country of natural resources like gas, oil and coal, using indigenous technology to fight climate change, maintaining international peace and harmony are some of the pledges.
Development of education, human resources and culture, decentralisation of democracy and ensuring local autonomy, establishing the rights of the indigenous people, formulating laws to safeguard the rights of the handicapped, ensuring health facilities, establishing law and order, formulating an urban policy aimed at the accommodation of the poor and the ultra poor, formulating policies for the development of agriculture, health, employment and human resources are the other things the party wants to do.