Fair election, honest candidates
The opinions & suggestions in this respect are all very well but are we getting anywhere to see the ray of hope with all the evil forces/ octopus-arms gradually closing in to destroy our cores, the young generation in particular? The patriotic war of independence, rehabilitation of a devastated country followed by tragedies and confusions--there has been a lot of material achievements to overcome the status of 'bottomless basket' case. But where do we stand today with the rating of being in the top of the list of most corrupt nations on earth for the last five consecutive years. In a recent media write-up of his reference to an informal private gathering, Mr. Zillur Rahman Siddiqui quoted Prof. Rehman Sobhan's grave concern for institutional destruction of our society by the state; our education system from primary to university level, police & administration in all respects. It was further stated that the nature of such damage may be beyond the capacity of any subsequent regime to rectify, no matter how the change may be effected.
The health of the economy can be very easily visualised from 150% rate of interest for call money & Tk.3 fall in the dollar value of our currency within a matter of one day? Price spiral of essentials is already beyond the capacity of the common people. No one really seems to know or care about it.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. With a state of affairs such as the one we face today, just selecting the right representatives to form the next government may not be the answer.
What the CPD should consider to address the situations like many already commented on is not to 'put the cart before the horse '. There is still time to reverse the ongoing process of decay. Let us all look around our neighbours to compare ourselves & restore the quality of our education to an acceptable standard at all levels, failing which we may not find any escape from the doom. Patriotic/sane elements of our society with active support from CPD & initiative of the media can certainly contribute a lot to change the current picture of despair & gloom.