My Blog : 2011 in review January 1, 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 96,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see it.
Bangladesh Economy under stress December 29, 2011
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For months, there was speculation that the economic state of Bangladesh is not going well. Many of the government machinery including the Prime Minister were denying the fact. Now it is the Finance Minister himself who disclosed the state of economy in discrete language in a conference in Dhaka.
Finance Minister said that the present GDP growth rate at 6.7 %. He expressed that he is not sure where will it end in the midst of this economic crisis and state of inflation. Finance Minister acknowledged that the investment in Bangladesh is very poor. For about a decade the investment rate is close to 24%. When a country dreams of getting a GDP growth rate at 7 or 8% , then this investment is not enough
FM was speaking at the 11th Annual Conference of South Asian Network for Economic Research Institute in Dhaka.
He also tried to explain the logic of borrowing money of the government from the bank blaming it on the inflation in thw international market, that is also increasing the inflation in the local market. He said that they thought to contain the budget deficit within 5% of GDP. But limiting the budget deficit becomes difficult for the government due to inflation.
There are two reasons of budget deficit for the government, one is increase in govt subsidy For delayed rise in fuel price and second one is non-utilization of foreign fund.
He defended the government expenditure in Bangladesh is not high saying that in Bangladesh the government expenditure was nevwr above 15%. He said that if the foreign investment and internal investment is increased then the government expenditure will also be increased.
In reply to the criticism in the media and by the economists of electricity production at high price, he said that he is not worried about the situation as because the increase in electricity production raised the investment to 41% last year.
Finance Minister acknowledged that the price of essentials was high troughout the year and it disheartened them.
He added that Bangladesh welfare oriented government has extended subsidy to agriculture, food distribution, electricity and fuel oil. He opined that they should have to be more attentive to oil price. But it couldn’t be done increase fuel price and inflation in the international market.
He also said that accurate poppulation census is important for preparing budget and in bangladesh there is difference in cencus, someone telling it 15 crore and other as 16 crore.
We assume that the straight acknowledgement of Finance Minister will prevent people from unnecessary speculation and make the government more pragmatic and solve the economic problem and prevent the political uncertainty.
An ordinary citizen
Search for new election commissioners December 25, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH.Tags: AL, BNP, ELECTION, Election Commission, Election Commissioners
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The term of present 3 election commissioners including the chief elction commissioner will be over in February,2012.This commissioners were appointed during the early months of the last Caretaker Government.
The present government has proposed a dialogue with the president and the political parties to choose the next election commissioners. The response of main oppostion party BNP is not yet specific. They welcome the dialougue but they didn’t commit straight whether they will participate in the dialogue. Some opposition members are also afraid that the dialogue may be a eye-wash and the ultimate selection will be dictated by the government and will be determined to serve the interest of the party in power.
BNP also emphasied that the priority of doalogue should be on the form of government rather than the name of the election commissioners.
Anwer Hussain Munju, a faction of JP said that the diagoue is a farce and is a drama and would be useless.
Pro-government paties are showing interets and will sit in the dialogue soon.
The present Chief Election Commissioner when asked about the initiative of the government said that it is good but may not be fruitful because of the difference of opinion among the political parties. He added that they proposed for a search committee for the purpose but the government didn’t pay heed to the proposal.
Transparency International Bangladesh also suggested a search committee to choose the election commissioners and the members of the search committee should include the present CEC and an ex-CEC.
We hope that Governement will take the measures to make the Election Commission neutral and effective.
People will lose confidence on Government if they are failed to do so.
An ordinary citizen
Bangladesh: 61 District Administrators in 64 Districts December 22, 2011
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Government has appointed 61 distric adminstrators in 64 districs. 3 districts of hill tracts are excluded as elected chairmen are holding the post of chief executives in those districts.
The move follows after the government appointed administrators for Dhaka city corporation after dividing it into two.The district administrators are appointed from the district level leaders of the party.
BNP and opposition decried the move as contrary to the constitution. The local governmrnt experts also criticized the step taken by the government in this regard.
As the district councils are part of the local bodies, it was expected that due democratic processes would have been adopted for the district council. But the government didn’t go in that direction and prefer to consolidate their authority over the councils by appointing their own men.
But the thing that is to be ponder whether people will take the measures of the government easily or feel more alienated from the government as they are deprived of their right to choose their leaders at district level.
The appointment has a close similarily with the move of appointment of district govenors in 1974 when the same party was in the government.
Is the party going back to their old concept of governance? Will the people get a wrong signal from the move? Is the government afraid of going into public mandate for the posts?
An ordianry citizen
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Bangladesh and Climate Change Conference 2011 December 17, 2011
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Bangladesh as one of the worst affected countries by climate change had attended the conference with high hopes. The country was represented in the conference by a strong team headed by Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Environment and Forest.
All the countries agreed to follow a legally binding that will be prepared by 2015 , and will be effective in 2020 . A Green Climate Fund will also be created of 100 billion US$. The management framework is also drawn in the conference. The fund will distribute 100m US$ per year to the poor countries to adapt with the climate change, an initiative taken up in Copenhagen conference 2009.It was decided that Kyoto agreement will continue till 2017.
The conference 2011 was held in Durban, South Africa from 28th November to 11th December 2011. 154 countries attended the conference.
The sponsors considered the conference a success but the scientists and environtal groups disagree with them and opined that the deal is not enough to avoid global warming beyond 2 degree Celsius.
Bangladesh was frustrated over the outcome of the conference. This was expressed in a press conference by the Bangladesh team after coming back to the country.
It was also said that the summit was almost about to collapse that was rescued by last time attempt and some success was attained by the negotiations in the extended day.
Bangladesh is also not convinced with the transparency of the UN climate change fund.The minister said that the developed countries were supposed to give 30 billion dollar to the climate fund. So far only 3 billion is disbursed from this fund. Bangladesh got 300 m from the fund. Till now no money was deposited in the 100b Green Climate Fund. Though Kyoto protocol was extended upto 2017, the big emmitters are allowed to sign upto 2020, creating an uncertainty.
Greenpeace lamented the deal as the victory of pulluters over people.
An ordinary citizen
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UN Frame Work Climate Change Conference, Durban, Nov-Dec, 2011
Import of Indian Films and Bangladesh filmdom December 9, 2011
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3 indian Bangla films are allowed to be displayed in Bangladesh by the censor board and 8 Indiam hindi films are under consideration to be displayed .
A debate developed between the film distribution association and association of film directors and artists. The distributors and hall owners are in favour of displaying the indian films, but the association of directors and artists are against it.
Those who are in faour are arguing that the cinema hall owners are loosing in their business for lack of and lack of audience. Those who are against the move are saying that the import will destroy the cinama industry in the country.
What the government could do? The government should rather patronise the producion of good movies in the country.
It is not that good movies are not producing in the country. Some production companies , specially to mention Channel I, are producing good movines on their own effort. Recently a production of channel I , Guerilla, a film based on liberation war was won the best film award in the international film festival held in Kolkata.
We acknoledge that the old Bangla films bear the standard of art in the industry but the new bangla films of India are not better than the local products , moreover they are polluted by the hindi cheap trends and there is no logic in showing hindi films in our cinema halls.
It is to be mentined that Indian viewers are deprived of seeing our television channels . The issue was discussed at different times and in the last film festival also. But with no effect. The reason is not understandtable by the ordinary citizen.
An ordinary citizen
Arab spring,Islamist uprising and US policy December 9, 2011
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Throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa protest against the authotarian rulers started months ago. The protests already led to toppling of the regimes in some of the states that includes Tunesia, Egypt and Libya. In some other states state authorities are reconsidering their power structure and making provision to accomodate more democratic representtation. Morocco and Jordan fall in this category. In some countries people are still strugling like Syria and Yemen and in Bahrain the uprising is vitually suppressed by brutality.
But in countries where election is taking place, Islamists are gaining substantial ground. In Tunesia, an Islamic party won the majority and formed the government. In Morocco also an Islamist party surpasses the the others in the election race and is forming the government. In Egypt, the county that is watched by the world closely , the Muslim Brotherhood has gained majority vote in the first phase.
Why the Islamists are getting the benefit of this Arab spring. It is away from the secular trends that is waving throughout the world.
Is it because of past US policy in the region that maintained a close relation with these autocratic regim of the arab world for decades and helped to sustain the autocratic regime against the will of the people ? Though US was vocal for democracy in other parts of the world but they didn’t advocate it for the Arab World. Is it because the members of islamic parties were persecuted for years that arouse the sympathy of the people towards them and people expressed their sympathy to the oppressed through this mandate? Though the present movement in different countries directly or indirectly has US support , that proves not enough to overcome the attitude that is developed over the years.
But it is likely that the Islamist uprising will interfere with the us dominance in the region and will make Israel more isolated.
An ordinary citizen
e-Asia 2011: 3 day conference on e-technology at Dhaka December 7, 2011
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A 3 day conference from 1-3 December 2011 was held on e-technology in the Bangabandhu International Conference Hall at Dhaka on progress, prospect and problems of e-technology in Bangladesh in context of Asia. Prime Minister Sk. Hasina inaugurated the conference calling for wider use of IT in Bangladesh. Experts from home and abroad were speakers in different sessions. IT enthusiastics in hundreds attended the sessions.
Exhibition by different IT manufactures/service providers was also arranged in the center premise to display their products and services. Different Ministries of the Government also gave stalls to project their e-services.
Best 10 e-service providers in Bangladesh were also awarded in the session.
I could attend 2 plenary sessions and 2 seminars on the 2nd day and impressed and informed.
[Acknowledgement:The picture above is from Daily Star, Bangladesh]
An ordinary citizen
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e-Asia
Dhaka Divide : Question of Referendum December 6, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, GOVERNANCE, POLITICS.Tags: Bangladesh Constitution, Caretaker Government, Dhaka Divide, Referandum
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Syed Ashraful Islam, Acting General Secretary of AL challanges BNP to assess their popularity/ to justify their demand not to divide Dhaka by contesting in the coming city corporations elections of Dhaka.
Government is willing to hold the Dhaka city corporations election within next three months. But Election Commision officials said that it will not poosible on their part to hold the city corporation elections in that time period. Moreover, the tenure of the present officials will be ended by February, 2012 . They could at best declare the schedule and the next EC may hold the election. But they now are preferring the Next Election Commission to take the responsibility. The election become more uncertain at this transitional period as the acceptability of next election commission is yet uncertain . The name and the nature of selection is yet not declared by the government.
To the challange of Syed Ashraf, Mr.Fakhrul Islam, Acting General Secretary of BNP demands ‘Referendum’ on the issue of Dhaka divide. But there is no provision of referendum in Bangladesh Constitution. It would have better if the provision would be there as in that case the people could express their opinion in critical national issues.
The ordinary citizen is a little confused why people’s choice is not there for national issues in our constitution. Is it that it was not there in our first constitution and was not thought of by the authors of the first constitution and the Father of the nation? Or is it that the provision was cancelled in a later amendment?
Many of the countries have utilized this provision in their national crisis. Very recently Greece has taken referendum on the issue on remaining in the Eurozone and they are trying to overcome their economic crisis in a collective way.
Bangladesh is facing two important national issues where referendum could be a way out to end the political stalemate, one is Dhaka Divide and the other is Caretaker Government.
Now a time has come, when people don’t like to left aside from the national issues and they want to actively participate in forming the decisions that are extremely important in shaping the future of their lives and of their country.
AL with their absolute majority in the parliament is making many amendments to their benefit, but can’t they amend the constitution to make provision of referendum to ensure people’s participation in national issues other than the general election. People would remember them for ever.
An ordinary citizen
Dhaka Divide: Not hartal but look for alternatives December 1, 2011
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To protest Dhaka divide, common people and citizen groups staged protest at the Shahid Minar premises. BNP protests and calls hartal on the 4th of December 2011. Mayor Sadek Hussain Khola filed petition in the High Court against the split.
But hartal is not the answer to protest the move. Hartal affects the normal living of the city dwellers. Every citydwellers from a school child to shopkeepers to office goers are physically affected. The economic earning of everyone will be affected in anyway. It will affect more at the individual level that the government. It will affect the state more that the government. The industries may remain closed and factories are ill-attended. Banks and other financial instituations will not act properly. All these do not represent what city dwellers want. If you take vote of citizens of whether they like hartal as the means to protest the divide , most of the them will vote against it. Also a hartal will make the situation politically more complex. There will be processions, unwanted vandalism, peace- meal battles with the law enforcers, random arrest of the activists and innocents, filing of cases etc. It will take people to nowhere , rather it will make the people more alinieted from the cause. The program will be turned into a more political agenda than a mass issue.
People want to protest against the move without affecting the individual living and state economy.
Is there any means to serve the both end of the issue ?
In Egypt, peope gathered at Tahrir Square to symbolise their protest. In USA, people occupied wall street to express their protest.
But these might not practical alternatives for Bangladesh. But what is important is to register the support of people and to adopt a means where people can participate spontaneously and in mass.
How about to make a common platform from all walks of life and call for ‘Stand still’ initially for 5 monutes on a specific date and time when all the people on the streets, offices and at homes ( and traffics on the roads) will stand still to show their protest against the Dhaka Divide. The time for stand still may be increased as the days pass on till the authority reverse their decision.
The spontaniety and magnitude of the masses would be the strength of this protest and the Government will feel the pulse of the people and may reverse it’s decision.
An ordinary citizen
‘Dhaka is divided’ November 29, 2011
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Government is considering to divide Dhaka into two parts to be taken care of by two city corporaations – North and South. It is not clarified which city corporation will be considered as the capital of the country.
A bill in this regard is under process of preparation and will soon be passed in the parliament.
A demand for Two Dhaka was not raised by any political party or any citizen group or by the city corporation itself. It was not even discussed in any public or expert forum.
How and why the idea came into the head of the Government is a mystery for the ordinary people.
The idea would be a unique step in the city administration of the world and Dhaka will be remembered either for it’s good or bad invention in the history. No city in the world so far divided on the plea for better delivery of service to the people.
With the passing of bill , the elected City Mayor Sadek Hussain Khoka will be relinquisheed of his dury. An administrator, appointted by the Government the qualfications of whom not defined in detail, will take over the charge of the city corporation. The new administrator will be responsible to arrange election within 3 months, if not, then within 6 months time.
Sultana Kamal, ex-Adviser, Caretaker Government opined against the move to relinquish an elected city mayoy in such a way as it is unconstitutional.
Akbar Ali Khan, a veteran ex- civil servant and also an Ex- Adviser said the move will create more confusion . He asked whether the ulility service providers will also be equally divided.
Dr. Hussain Jillur Rahman, an economist and ex- Adviser for Caretaker Government said it will create unnecessary turmoil and is a mean way of gaining political end.
Prime Minister Hasina tried to assure the nation that the move is to deliver better service to the city dwellers. But few people seem to be convinced.
If the move is to get political gain in the next city corporation election,then the move will be turned bomerung if the voters do not see any benefit in the move.
The corporation workers also staged their protest against the division. They expressed that the division will leave the south in financial crisis as the taxes in the south is not enough to sustain the expenses.
The South is old, dense and less prosprerous. Will the division of the city make them frustrated?
An ordinary citizen
Follow up :
29/11/2011
The bill to divide Dhaka was placed in Parliament and was passed in 5 minutes.
The people from all walks of life gathered at Shahid Minar and staged their protest against the division of Dhaka.
A cartoonist look at the division
30/11/2011
Dhaka split is challenged in the court. High court asks govt and EC to explain.
EC said it is not possible to hold voting within 90 days.
EC was not consulted.
BNP calls hartal on 4th December, 2011.
Councilors will stage protests in wards.
2/12/2011
AL challenges BNP to assess their popularity in next city election.
BNP demands Referendum on Dhaka split.
4/12/2011
Hartal observed in Dhaka. BNP processions were disrupted by police. Pro-govt activist organised processions at different places. Ex-Mayor Khoka was arrested and remain in police custody for an hour. Stabbed by the pro-govt activists while in police custody and admitted in United Hospital.
Opinion:
Dhaka split for narrow political gain- Ex-Mayor Sadek Hussain Khoka in Prothom Alo
‘We support today’s Hartal’-Syed Abul Maksud, Shahdin Malik, Piyash Karim, Nurul Kabbir, Asif Nazrul-Members of a Citizen Movement in Prothom Alo
Dhaka University : Cancelled admission test raises questions November 28, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, EDUCATION.Tags: Admission test, Dhaka University
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The result of admission test of commerce faculty of Dhaka University for graduation courses is camcelled. The test was held on 28th October 2011 . The result was published on 31st October,2011 but the result was republished on 2nd November 2011 on the plea of some students. Then hundreds of students objected to the published result and the second result was cancelled by the Dean Committee. Then on 21st novemebr , the university administration decided to hold the admission test on 9th December.2011
12 students filed petition in the High Court on 22 November 2011 challenging the republished result.
The High Court asked Professor Jafar Iqbal, a renowned educationist for an expert opinion on the issue jn the court on 28/11/2011.
Total exercise raised some questions and confusions. How is it possible in a university like Dhaka University that claims to be the highest seat of learning in the country did such a blunder in a admission test that needed to be cancelled . How on earth it is possible for question setters to leave 6 questions unanswered in the answer script. How on earth it is possible to make mistake in answers in 6 questions where not a single teacher but a group of teachers are assigned.
Who to blame ? The teachers who were primarily made the script or the committee that were assigned the job? Or was the university authority biased in selecting the teachers and made the wrong selection in preparing the questions puting aside the competent teachers?
How will the university authority console the students who are undergoing the agony that arises out of the situation? How will they compensate the loss of oppotunity or years that would affect many of the students who appeared in the exam and then are going to miss?
How will compensate the financial losses that was incurred on the parents?
Is the lapse in the admission test an isolated incident or a sign of continuation of deterioration in the academic administration of the public universities whole?
The university authority should seek apology from the nation and the responsible for the lapses should be punished.
An ordinary citizen
Follow up:
28/11/2011i
Dr. Jafar Iqbal gave his opinion in the court against taking a new admission test and suggested to reassess the old answer scripts leaving aside the controversial questions.
31/11/2011
High Court has given the judgment against holding the exam again and formed a 3 member committee to reassess the scripts and publish the result.
4/12/2011
Dhaka University VC said they are filing petition against the judgment of High Court according to the decision of the Syndicate.
8/12/2011
Supreme Court allowed Dhaka University to hold fresh admission test but no new application will be allowed.
Dhaka University authority declared to hold the exam on 20th December, 2011.
Tipaimukh Dam: Is Bangladesh in the face of impending danger ? November 23, 2011
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22/11/2011
India has unilaterally signed an agreement for construction of Tipaimukh dam over Barak river in Monipur state of India.without counsulting or informing Bangladesh. This is against the norms and expectation as per international law. This is also against the bilateral agreements signed between India and Bnagladesh at differet times.
India was always giving hope that it will not do anything that will adversly affect Bangladesh. Even Monmohan when last visited Bangladesh when visited a few months back retaliated the same assurance. But in practice they are giving little heed to the interest of Bangladesh.
Regarding Tipaimukh dam, there is argument against the barrage within India also. The water experts and envronmentalists are agaisnt the barrage . They warn of econological disaster if the dam is constructed. The people of Monipur are protesting against the attempt of the central government. They are afraid of submersion of a large area in the vacinily, displacement of people and deprivation of livelihood. The dam will create havoc to the people on the downside of the river in Bnagladesh.
From the Bangladesh Government side, the State Minister of Water resource first speak on the issue. He said that it is an internal affair of India and India assured that it will not do anything that will harm Bangladesh. But the citizen groups and experts of Bangladesh expressed their concern over the issue and stand against the construction of the dam. Opposition BNP has taken up the issue to expose the weak stand of the government on the issue.
Frustration of people against the goverment is increasing and the odinary citizen fears that it will frustration of people will be reflected in the next general election.
An ordinary citizen
Follow up:
23/11/2011
Government at last responded to the issue. A statement from Foreign Ministry said that the government seek explaination on the issue from the Indian Government.
Prime Minister also spoke in the parliament toady and said that Bangladeesh will not tolerate any attempt that mayy affect the welfare of the people of Bangladesh.
But the tone of Bangladesh Minister Dipu Moni is softer and while she says that Bangladesh is convinced with the assurance of India that it will not do anything that will harm Bangladesh.
In the meantime BNP chairperson sent a letter to Indiam PM to settle the Tipaimukh issue by bilateral negotiation, joint survey and expert opinion.
Question is also arose whether Bangladesh should go to the international court. The Government yet not decided on the issue.
Syria: A doctor in the killing field November 23, 2011
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Basher al Asad is a physician. He stuided medicine and became an specialist in ophthalmology having trained in England. When his father Hafiz Al-Asad died , he became President of Syria, a counttry run by a autocratic system and a single party- Bath Party.
I was not sure how good he would be as a statesman after he had taker over the charge of the country with a backgroung of a physician. I thought he would be more liberal, more demorcratic being educated in England.
He was running the country not bad atleast externally though President Bush termed it as a state in the axis of evil along with Iran and Libya. The statement was probably more for its anti- Israil standing in the region.
It was thought that USA might strike Syria on the presumption of weapons of mass destruction like Iraq at any time. After the daparture of Bush , Obama came to the presidency and toned down the rhetorics against the countries in the Gulf.
But the danger for Basher came from a different angle. The urge for democracy started to be expressed in million voices accross the Arab world. The wave also hit Syria. Initially it was not that strong in Syria, but gradually it takes momentum . People in larger numbers are spreading out on the streets and demanding the change of regime and resignation of Bashar al Asad.
At first Bashar was rational in approach and reconciliatoty in mood. But later he has changed his approach and become aggressive in his attitude and started suppressing the upsurge by his p,lice and military forces,tear gas and bullets. Innocent people are dying on the streets and in hospitals.
We expected Bashar, as a doctor , would have more affection for human life and respect for humanity, but instead he tainted his hands with blood as a killer of thousands of human life only to remain in poweR agaisnt the will of the people.
He will not be able to remain in power and he will be defeated and embrace the fate of Gaddafi of Libya soon.
An ordinary citizen
Blogging and Spam November 18, 2011
Posted by bdoza in Blogging.Tags: blog, blogger, Blogging, bloging, electronic messaging, spam
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Those who blogs , spam is a common encounter. In wordpress , Akismet acts as a guard against all the spams. I was confident on the ability of the Akismet. So far akismet has detected 70881 spam with 98.34% accuracy to my blog and carefully kept it aside froM the approved comments. Earlier I looked at the spams occassionally and satisfied with its performance. Then I overlooked it for long time.
Recently , I peeped into the spams of my blog. I astonished finding hundreds of spams in the row. I also felt puzzled as the spams are written by bloogers or website owners.
I like many of the ‘comments’. These are not like earlier spams that tried to promote porno site or illegal drugs. I startted to approve the spams. I was impressed by the language of the most of the spams. 
Several of my days are spent in this menuevre. I had first checked the comments, then looked at the websites, their nature and content. I was rather feeling a sort of satisfaction by the number and contents of the comments.
I had been spending hours to check the ‘comments’. I was feeling worried about my main profession. Am I becoming popular fast? Will I have to leave my profession and more engaged in bloging?.
When I felt exhausted with the load, i want to refresh my understanding of spam. I Iooked at the wikipedia and got a link there for ‘spam in blogging’. I understood that spam not necessarily only means unwanted site or illegal drugs. It also mean electronic messaging without visiting the actual site.
I found that spam in blogging or in internet got a new dimension and bloggers/website owners are using the spam to increase the visit to their blogs/websites.
This is unethical.
I had to erase hundreds of ‘comments’ one by one.
A blogger or website owner shouldn’t adopt this means to increase the traffic.
We consider bloggers a better human being,
An ordinary citizen
17th SAARC Summit : Building Bridges November 13, 2011
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1. SAARC Summit 17
2.Focus on climate, food security
3. Successful,but miles to go
Assessing the governance & set your mind for the next election November 8, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, POLITICS.Tags: AL, BNP, general election
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Nest election will be held in the end of 2013 or the beginning of 2014. The present government started the jouney about 3 years back. AL won the election with flying colours with majority of seats at its possession.
Sk. Hasina became the Prime Minister for the second time. The government tries to fulfil the Promises they have made in their election manifesto. People watched the different activities of the government over these years . Answer the following questions and others that are in your mind and set your mind
1) Does the government remain true to their commitment cited in the manifesto ?
2) Could the government control the price of essentials?
3) Is the government sincere in trying the war criminals?
4) Didn’t the Government do splendid job in hanging the killers of Bangabanbhu Sk. Mujibur Rahman ?
5) the freedom of press maintained during the period and the introduction of broadcasting policy is out of good intention on the part of the government?
6) Do you think that the judiciary is inependent and appointments of judges is appropriate?
7) Do you think that the abolition of caretaker government system is correct and the Election Commission is capable of holding general election fairly and independently?
8) Do you think that the goverrnment did their best to develop and maintain roil, roads and highways and the desperation of people for this sector has no rational basis?
9) Do you think that the goverment has done it’s best to maintain and develop required energy need of the country and you are satisfied with the supply of gas, electricity and petrol to the people.
10) Do u agree that education sector is well maintined and state of education is improved in our institutions and universities significantly during this period?
11) Do you believe that this government is corruotion free as it claims ?
12) Do you belive that BNP is better alternative in the next election or a 3rd force should come up?
13) Do you think that it will be better for the people to judge the candidate individually and not to judge on the party basis?
14) Do you believe that bureaucracy has been politicalised to the maximum in the tenure of this government ?
An ordinary citizen
Narayanganj election: who wins? November 4, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, ELECTION, People.Tags: AL, BNP, Narayanganj, Narayanganj City Corporation Election
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After many dramas and much tension , Nayanganj election is over. The drama started with the first day when 2 very potential candidates filed nomination from the same party. This was possible as the city corporation election is non-party basis and party’s endorsement is not necessary for filing the nomination. Next, both the candidates vied for the support of the party high ups. As both candidates belongs to the government party , they were called by the Prime Minister. What was discussed or told in person were not disclosed outside but both the candidtaes claimed the blessings of the Prime Minister. Whille the public were uncertain, 3 orgamising secretaries of the ruling party appeared in the campaign scene to declare their support in favour of one Showkat Osman. Election Commission warned party organisers not politicise the non- party election. In the capital, the party spokesman declared that the party has no relation with the declared stand of the organising secretaries and it was only their personal opinion. 2 days later the same man declaed ignoring the warning of the EC that AL stands in favour of Sowkat Osman. EC looked weak to the polical stand of the ruling party. In the face of open party stand, Ivy , the other candidate announced , ‘People is on her side’. Campaign continued.
Controversy also raised about the use of Electronic Voting Machine. EC declared to use EVM in 9 voting centers or one third of the total centers. Tairmur, BNP supported candidate protested against the EVM.Taimur even said to confine EMV to two centres so that it had no major influence on the result. Ivy initially supported, then casted her doubt on the method fearing that govt may use it to rig the vote. Osman had no objection to the system. EC remain fixed to their original plan on EVM. Ivy’s posters were found to be missing. Ivy complained that Osman people are behind this unlawful act. When the emotion was on the peak and voting day was only 2 days away, EC failed to deploy the army as they promised. People became suspicious , candidates became confused and EC becaame frustrated. CEC even accused the government of violating the constitution. Yet CEC hoped that fair election could be held without the presence of Army if people participated in the voting in large number.
On the night before voting, all of a suuden Taimur announced his wihdrwal from the race on the plea that the election would not be fair without the presence of Army and government was certain to rig the election. He dealared in tearful eyes and on the direction of his highest leadership. With the disappearace of Taimur from the scene , all eyes now focused on Osman and Ivy. Ivy declared, ‘People are my Army’. She urged all the 15 lac peopel (voter no 4 lac) to come to the voting centres on the day of election.
Elecion held peacefully, no untoward events occured. Though there was no Army, Police and Rab were present in large numbers and turn out of voters was 70 %. Both the candidates raised some irregularities. Voting ended and counts began. Not only the people of Narayanganj but people from all over the country glued to the TV channels to follow the results. With the pouing of results, people found that Ivy won by huge margin.
Is it win of Ivy alone ?
It is the win of the people and win of people’s power.
An ordinary citizen
Nayanganj Election: A tough test for the government October 30, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, ELECTION, POLITICS.Tags: AL, BNP, Election Commission, Narayanganj, Narayanganj City Corporation Election
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Narayanganj City Corporation election is going to be held on 30 October 2011. 6 candidats are competing for the post of city mayor. 3 competitors are in strong race. One of then is supported by the ruling party, the second one claiming to have the blessing the common people and the 3rd one is supported by the opposition.
The election is important from many direction for the government.
The government is obliged to arrange an electon that should be fair and neutral, well managed and free from any sort of interference. As the government is abolishing the caretaker government system and put it’s weight on the strong election commission, it should support the EC in every way to a fair election.
During the campaign, the rules of election was violated by different candidates, the EC warned the candidates but couldn’t take any major decision.
There were always allegation of muscle power, black money, intimidation of voters, communal threat and one candidate also predicts attacks by islamic terrorists.
EC declared to provide Army during election before 48 hours from the beginning. But Government rejects the proposal just before the elction creating great confusion among the voters and the countrymen.The candidates also didn’t take it easily. CEC said government has violated the constitution by not providing the Army.
This election also see the introduction of electronic voting. Objection was raised by candidates on its use in the elction where one third of the voting will be held by the machine. The proportion is enough to manipulate the result in one’s way if the program is altered Or manipulated.
The Narayanganj City Corporation election is a test for government of it,s commitment and sincerity to hold a credible elction.
An ordinary citizen
Follow up :
30.10.2011 9-00 am
Candidate supported by main opposition BNP also declared his withdrawal from the race at fag hours in protest against the government attempt to influence the election by not deploying the Army.
31.10.2011 12-30 am
Election result: Ivy is heading for victory. V for Ivy
Padma Bridge: Dream yet not fulfilled October 28, 2011
Posted by bdoza in BANGLADESH, ECONOMY, GOVERNANCE, POLITICS, Yunus.Tags: Padma bridge, World Bank
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Padma bridge is a long cherished dream for the people of south of Bangladesh. Once done, it will connect the south with the other parts of the country. was thought to be a revolutionary step to eliminate the economic discrepency with the east .
A plan was chalked out and World Bank was set as the major donor for the project of about 6 billion dollar. It would provide more than 3 billion dollar and ADB, Jaica and IDB would share the rest of the burden. When people was hopeful about the start of the project , WB declared to stop the funding on the charge of corruptiontion in ralation to the handling of the project. Soonafter, ADB and Jaica also withheld their commitment. The finger pointed to the Communication Minister Abul Hossain who was recently heavily criticised for failure to maintain and develop the roads and hiighways of the country. Government said that no specific allegation was raised by the WB. Anti Corruption Commission made an enquiry into the allegation. The chief of the commission declared that they found no corruption in the project and there was attempt to wrong doing in the the process. In the meantime the Prime Minister declared in a public meeting that Padma funding is stopped due to corruption of BNP government. the PM also assured the natiom that if WB dont provide thw money then alternatives are there to suppot the project. Muhith said later that government is not looking for any alternative source. The pending of the WB fund is only a temporary one .After one or two days she expressed that a Nobel Laureate of Bangladesh is behind the stoppage of the funding. The only Nobel Laureate of the country Dr. Mohammad Yunus immediately protested the assertion saying that he was always advocated for Padma bridge and as a citizen of the country he never thought of preventing any effort for the briadge and added that WB can’t take such a major decision on the opinion of an indivividual. Finance Minister Muhith two days later denied any involvement of Dr. Yunus in influencing the funding of WB.
Then two days later, the senior information officer of Finance Minister issused an statement complaining that the media misreported the finance minister. PM in the current parliamentary session expressed that complications regarding Padma project will be solved soon and no alternative souce will be required.
Among all the hopes and contradictions, the dream of people for Padma Bridge still remain unfulfilled.
An ordinary citizen
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