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| Bangladesh ranked world's 25th most failed state | ||
| 2011-06-22 | ||
| [Bangla Daily Star] Bangladesh has improved a little by ranking 25th as the most failed state, from the 24th position last year, the prestigious US based Foreign Policy magazine said in its latest annual ranking. "We're #25! We're #25! We're #25! Boo-yah!" Pakistain, Nepal and Sri Lanka are also featured in the list of the most failed states, reports UNB. Pakistain was ranked at 12th, Myanmar 18th, Nepal 27th, Sri Lanka 29th and Bhutan 50th in the list of 60 countries in which African nations dominate.
On Bangladesh, the report said two of five Bangladeshis live under the poverty line. Any improvement will also be fighting the environmental clock. If sea levels rise just by 1 metre, scientists warn, 17 percent of the country could be submerged.
"Nepal is the poorest country in South Asia, according to the United Nations, ...Parkinson's Law on an international scale... and that's unlikely to change until the grinding of the peace processor is implemented and security restored. There are signs that the Maoists may be losing patience -- and thinking about going back to the trenches to fight for more," added the report. On Sri Lanka, it said, "The government's final push against the rebels relied on the shelling of civilians and other atrocities, according to a 2010 report by the International Crisis Group. "The most recent statistics from last year indicate that some 327,000 are still displaced from the conflict." "Despite the pronounced fractures still lingering, the Sinhalese-dominated government in Colombo seems eager to forget the past," it added. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 We can snicker about being #25, but if things are getting better, more power to 'em! It's the like the dictator who makes the trains run in time... I would suggest a better analogy is the Texas Rangers. In the early days, when the West was being settled, they had a reputation for shooting first and maybe not bothering to ask questions at all. Harsh stuff, but it keep harsh men from preying on the law-abiding. If the end game is the rule of law rather than just another armed band of thugs, I would say it was worth it. That the RAB are loved at home makes me suspect the Bangladeshis feel the same way. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-06-22 22:01 |
| #2 Anonymous, the Rab was formed because the police and courts pretty much don't work. The Rab at least gets the worst if the worst --and some random innocents they took a dislike to, or who were in the wrong place the wrong time -- off the streets, while avoiding the courts altogether. A Bangladeshi friend told me that's why the Rab are loved back home. It's the like the dictator who makes the trains run in time... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-06-22 18:36 |
| #1 Actually, Bangladesh is doing a LOT better than many. To start with, their police law & order attitude, with frequent crossfire fatalities of violent criminals, is a superb sign of a good government. Practical, pragmatic thinking, on a budget. Add to this the effort to overcome the millstone of Islam tied around its neck is a great sign. I suspect that it won't be too long before they are once again a secular state. And if that government is better than socialist, their prospects look grand. Though I think it is far more likely that voluminous snows in the headwaters of the Ganges, not a rising ocean, are its biggest water threat. So much for global warming. Hopefully, they will be able to afford considerable water management engineering, that will do much to lessen the river flooding effects. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-06-22 11:24 |