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2011-06-22 Bangladesh

Bangladesh ranked world's 25th most failed state

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#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|| 2011-06-22 11:24|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-06-22 18:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-06-22 22:01|| Front Page Top

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