Politics of bankruptcy - BNP style

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
October 20, 2010

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party [BNP], a party which formed coalition with Islamist groups in 2001 thus finally bringing infamous war criminals and patrons of Jihad into state power is finally heading towards virtually bankruptcy. Recently, during a rally of this party, presided over by former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, several party supporters were killed by rail accident at Sirajganj district, 100 kilometres from Dhaka. Khaleda Zia and her party leaders were very quick is putting allegation on the current party in power, stating that it was a "pre-planned murder of opposition activists".

Undoubtedly, such statement from the former Prime Minister and leaders of one of the largest political parties in Bangladesh were not only non-sense but wild as well. One simple question, Begum Khaleda Zia and her team will fail to address, as to why they allowed their supporters to sit in railway track, knowing fully, it may cause severe accident? Was it a pre-planned game of the opposition party? Why BNP men set fire on the entire train? Who will bear this loss of this national wealth? Also, it is wise to ask those politicians as to why they allowed their party men in rampant looting of valuables of the passengers?

Unfortunately, Bangladesh is experiencing such politics of bankruptcy from all the political parties. Whenever one of the two largest parties goes into opposition, they apply every possible method of anarchy, just with the mission of un-sitting the government. I am sure; this can never be termed either as democracy or democratic right. It is politics of vandalism.

There are three major issues, which are considered by Bangladesh Nationalist Party as the top most agenda of it, though none have anything to do with public interest. One of these issues is Khaleda Zia's staying inside Dhaka Cantonment at a house, which was allocated by the dictatorial regime of Hussein Muhammed Ershad.

After the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman [husband of Khaleda Zia and founder of BNP], government allocated a luxurious house at Dhaka's posh Gulshan area as well as another house inside Dhaka Cantonment. Reason behind allocating two houses in Dhaka to the family of assassinated President Zia was noble indeed. They authorities though, while Begum Khaleda Zia and her two sons will reside in one, they will rent out the Gulshan house, which would be sufficient for her family to survive. It may be mentioned here that, President Ziaur Rahman is known as one of the cleanest rulers, as far as financial issues are concerned.

After the assassination of Zia, subsequently two of his sons gradually started becoming richer from rich through numerous businesses. But, their wealth reached huge levels when their mother became the Prime Minister in Bangladesh in 1991 and again in 2001 for five year term each. During these 10 plus years, both the brothers not only became filthily rich, they were also known for their numerous notorieties as well as multiple forms of illegal activities in the country.

Some are arguing, should Begum Khaleda Zia leave her residence inside Dhaka Cantonment? I will say, YES! She should! She has no fear no of any financial insecurity in her life. She also has made her own position in Bangladeshi politics. So, why shall the leader of one of the largest political parties in the country, and the former Prime Minister will continue political activities right by sitting inside the garrison?

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