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3 April 2004, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Sirajul Islam, Social sciences researcher and consultant Pisciculture Housing Society, Shyamoli, Dh
3 April 2004, 18:00 PM
Forming a national government based on cooperation among the pro-liberation forces was always out of the question for the Awami League. The analysts rate this as one of the greatest weaknesses of the AL . The AL's anti-communist, anti-socialist face is not a mask, it is a reality. So far we know, the AL really does not appreciate the idea of being too close to the successors of the communists or socialists . But the party can't afford to lose their support at this juncture of time . Possible coalition partners of the AL, as has been reported in the press, would have trouble in a probable coalition as well, should the movement succeed, because the AL leadership is opposed to the ideas of communists or socialists.

We can have the real picture within a few days, however, but to me, the AL has successfully postponed the critical moment by taking advantage of the callousness of the BNP leadership that facilitates various political and non-political groups to come closer to the anti-government movement. Certainly, the situation resulted in fierce quarrels amongst different political groups, with each side blaming the other for being perfidious (the coalition government to the opposition) or unable to manage anything, even such important issues of civil security and erratic market behaviour (the opposition to the coalition government).

We're in a breeding ground of civil unrest -- some politicians may have been benefited from the situation but what will happen to the people?

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