Violation of diplomatic norms
You have reported "Germany offers dialogue to make next JS polls free & fair". Then does it (Germany) mean or indicate that after a lapse of 3-1/2 years (of post-universal recognition of unprecedented free and fair election in the history of Bangladesh), they "want to help us make the next JS polls free and fair" (as if the previous one was not soin spite of world applause ). At the same breath, they admitted that the responsibility of holding free and fair election lies with the people and the authorities of Bangladesh. I am surprised that the Honourable German Ambassador to Bangladesh has aired his worries on this subject.
I do not want to dwell on further details, but only wonder how and why some foreign diplomats or some donor countries overstep into our internal affairs and give lecture on human rights and democracy, transparency or good governance and even comment on rise of fundamentalism or so called terrorism! As if we are not aware of our own affairs!
I would give a small piece of advice to such advisors or patrons (who have tried to touch almost all subjects of our state affairs and our local politics, as canvassed by the anti-govt. parties at home or abroad) to keep up their good wishes and advice to a limit, up to the extent of diplomatic norms and pursuit as prescribed under the Geneva Convention.
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