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| Bangladesh |
| New year braces for political quagmire |
| 2007-12-26 |
| With no considerable progress in bringing reforms to political parties in the last one year, the two major parties, BNP and Awami League (AL), are issuing apparent threats of launching agitations to free their detained chiefs, as a harbinger of yet another political turmoil that might plague the country into the new year. Leaders of major political parties hinted that their demand for lifting the state of emergency restoring full-scale political activities might be strengthened as the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold the long overdue polls to some local governments between April and May next year. The ongoing agitation for trials of war criminals also might gain momentum as most of the political parties already extended their support for the nascent movement launched by the forum of sector commanders in the liberation war. Teachers of Dhaka University might also launch agitations again to free their detained colleagues and students. The political climate however still remains almost as it has been since 1/11 in absence of reforms in the political parties, despite the government promises of new politics in the country, which supposedly would ensure financial transparency and democratic practices within the parties. It has been learnt by talking to senior leaders of AL, BNP, and Jatiya Party that no progress in reforming the parties has been achieved yet, and no sign is there pointing to that direction on their own initiatives. But a major change is likely to come in the political arena after March, as by that time, the EC is scheduled to finalise its reform proposals, when it is also supposed to ask the parties to prepare for getting registered with the commission by June, as the parliamentary election is supposed to be held no later than next December. The parties are supposed to amend their constitutions and elect new committees meeting the criteria for their registration with the EC. They are supposed to hold their national councils, for which political activities across the country must be allowed by the government to ensure involvement of the grassroots level leaders in the process of holding democratic councils. So, to implement its electoral roadmap, the government will have to either lift or relax the restrictions on indoor politics across the country allowing the parties to hold their councils to get registered with the EC, which is mandatory for contesting in the much awaited next parliamentary election. Besides, the caretaker government will have to either lift or relax the state of emergency in the divisional headquarters of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Syhlet, and Barisal to hold the long overdue polls to the five city corporations starting next May. In the wake of the prevailing political situation, no major political party has made any progress towards the much-hyped party reform, although indoor politics has been allowed in the capital for almost four months now. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 Ya know guys and gals, I would love to share a beer and chew the fat with any one of you but - for pure stream-of-consciousness emoting, not even T. S. Eliot comes close to our Joe. |
| Posted by: GORT 2007-12-26 22:26 |
| #17 ME > MOTAKKI WARNS US NOT TO START ANYTHING WITH IRAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 22:09 |
| #16 CHINESE MIL FORUM/TOPIX > HILLARY INAUGURATION MAY SPARK WWIII. US global appeasement to apologize for post-9-11 ventures at Global Empire, wid hubby BILLC as SecState = major Cabinet post. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 22:07 |
| #15 ION CHINA > DIGG - CHINA'S GLACIERS [AND PEOPLE] ARE IN TROUBLE. HMMMMMMM, underwater-walking dead guy Savior-Destroyers, MAD MAX-style modif B52 passenger planes, and a future young brunette beach babe from Guam. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 20:52 |
| #14 Relax, Joe just got a new 'CAPS LOCK' key for Christmas and wants to try it out........ |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2007-12-26 14:00 |
| #13 Not me - leaves me with a horrible headache. LOL |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-12-26 08:32 |
| #12 Sea, I'll have what Joe's drinking. |
| Posted by: Steve 2007-12-26 07:59 |
| #11 And the best one tonite > NEWSVINE > SKYMANIA Science - NEW PLANET MAY BE HOME TO ALIENS. DREAM/VISION > in the Year = Cylon Babe Yarn 2040 and beyond, Mankind and Alien Race battle for domination of "near Space". D *** NG IT, SPACE GOVT = NEW SPACE ORDER, STARSHIP TROOPERS BATTLESTARS AND SPACE MARINES, ETC. NOW - THIS UNIVERSE/SPACE ISN'T DEM DAR BIG ENUFF FOR HUMANS AND ALIENS [tumbleweed blowin' here]. ANY AND ALL THE CYLON NAKED BABES BELONGS TO US. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 04:00 |
| #10 KOMMERSANT > UN AT A LOOSE END, + MOWSCOW MAYOR:RUSSIA'S ECONOMY WON'T COLLAPSE AFTER PRSIDENTIAL ELECTIONS + JAPAN REITERATES ITS CLAIMS TO SOUTH KURILS/KURILES ISLANDS; + RIAN > NO WAY TO DO WITHOUT ABM. GLOBAL that is - Russ hates US GMD but grudgingly recognizes its global practicality. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 03:51 |
| #9 Eggnog. It's gotta be the eggnog. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-26 03:50 |
| #8 LUCIANNE > TIME FOR PROGRESSIVES TO RISE UP. You know - Libertarians? Also, GUAM PDN OP-Ed [US] > WE MUST PLANT MORE TREES OR WE'LL ALL DIE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 03:33 |
| #7 REALCLEARPOLITICS > STATE OF THE UNIONS + LET THE FED CLEAN HOUSE. You just know Govt-centric/controlled Utopianism is in here somewhere. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 03:18 |
| #6 OOOOPPPPSIES< forgot to add OP-ED > IS INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO YOU. The merits and glorious obliviousness of wilful mainstream dhimmitude, ala everything, anything, and of course nothing??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 03:11 |
| #5 DIGG [Pol Opinion]> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMERICA IS THREATENED FROM WITHIN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 03:08 |
| #4 GUAM PDN Op-Ed > LA TIMES - FORGET DEMOCRACY, LETS BUILD WALLS! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 02:48 |
| #3 The story's headline can be written for: 1. Belgium 2. Lebanon 3. The GOP 4. The Democrats 5. US foreign policy 6. Fatahstan 7. Pakland 8. Feel free to add more |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-26 02:07 |
| #2 CHINESE MIL FORUM > FUTURE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA [China]. ECONOMIST.com - WHALE AND THE SPRATLYS [12/13/07]. Vietnam versus China over Spratlys, Paracels islands. *CMF Poster - CHINA will decide the future/destiny of the SOuth China Sea. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 00:55 |
| #1 OBSERVER.GUARDIAN.UK > THE NEW WORLD ORDER WHICH THREATENS UNCLE SAM [USA]. Russia-China. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-12-26 00:52 |