Modification of caretaker system
Recently, The Daily Star published an interesting letter that questioned the justification of AL demand for modification of the caretaker system (Why this demand? Nur Jahan Chittagong). The writer correctly pointed out that the AL was the prime force behind the introduction of the caretaker system. However, we must understand that every system has advantages and disadvantages. When we start a system we may not foresee all of these benefits or faults. However, over time we may find out the faults of a system. That is why every system sees changes. Bangladesh started with the parliamentary system of democracy and then moved to the presidential system and now again to the parliamentary system. Change is part of life. We learn from our mistakes and then modify ourselves. The
AL does not want to abandon the caretaker system but wants some modifications only.
The AL thinks that the BNP is trying to abuse this system by appointing a BNP sympathiser as chief of the caretaker government. The BNP has increased the age limit of retirement for the judges, thus effectively allowing the former chief justice to become next chief of caretaker government. The AL is thus justified to think that the caretaker government will not be neutral.
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