Next election

By Jewel Ahmed Basabo, Dhaka
27 June 2005, 18:00 PM
The next election is supposed to be held in January 2007. But the ruling alliance has already started all out preparation to win the election. I think they are actually desperate and it seems that they are suffering from lack of confidence.

There are some obvious reasons for the lack of confidence. The ruling alliance has already led the country to the championship race of the most corrupt countries. Almost everyday we find news about corruption of different ministers. Even the JS committees composed of ruling party members spoke about this. Regrettably, the government is not taking any step against corruption. The prices of essentials are rising everyday. At the same time the finance minister is boasting that the country is saturated with development. RAB is killing known criminals as well as political activists denying the individual's rights to justice.

The ruling alliance is not thinking about the people. Instead it is busy in destroying the opposition. There is a strong rumour that the ruling party forced Ershad to divorce his wife. It seems that the ruling alliance is planning to blackmail opposition MPs to secure their support.