Democracy deficit in Bangladesh
Over a span of three decades, Bangladesh’s multi-party democracy has turned into “partyarchy”, a tendency of political parties to exert overwhelming influence on state and non-state institutions.
It has resulted in a downslide in the rule of law, democratic accountability and state building—the three tenets of political development, says a study report on governance.
The report described these developments as “deficit in democracy” and “slow development of pluralism in the practices of democracy”.
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Political situation hurting economy, governance
The prevailing ‘unusual’ political situation is hurting country’s economy and affecting the quality of governance, politicians, economists and experts said Saturday.
They called upon the major political parties to engage in an immediate dialogue for, what they said, restoring democracy for the sake of clearing the way for economic growth.
Their observations came at the launch of a research report styled ‘The State of Governance in Bangladesh 2013: Democracy and Party Politics’ at the Brac Centre Inn in the capital.
The BRAC Instit...
The BRAC Instit...
Tourism industry bears brunt of oil-spill in Sundarban
Khulna tourism industry is bearing the brunt of oil spill spread over Shela river and its adjacent canals in Sundarban as oil tanker Southern Star–7 sank in the Shela river in the World’s largest mangrove forest on December 9.
Hundreds of people engaged in tourism are now passing their idle time as tourists are reluctant to visit Sundarban following the accident fearing that they would face unwanted situation due to oil spill, said Sundarban Tourist Club executive director Md Abdullah Bony.
Tourists from home and abroad prefe...
Tourists from home and abroad prefe...
Bangladeshis most active in politics
Bangladesh has ranked the highest in terms of people’s political participation among 33 developing and emerging nations, says a global survey.
The country, however, has a very low political efficacy with over two-thirds of the respondents saying government officials do not care about what the people think, it says.
The survey, titled “Spring 2014 Global Attitudes Survey” by the US-based Pew Research Centre, shows 65 percent Bangladeshis have higher level of involvement in political affairs and 29 percent medium level, though the Asia region ranks the lowest in this field with an overall median of 24 percent. As regions, the Middle East and Africa have relatively high rates of participation in political affairs.
Modi assures Hamid of resolving Teesta, LBA issues
Reaffirming the Indian government’s commitment on resolving Teesta water sharing and implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) issues, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has been working continuously on these two crucial matters.
“We’ve been working on Teesta water sharing and LBA issues for their immediate solution,” the Indian premier said when he met President Abdul Hamid at Hyderabad House, President’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS quoting the meeting.
Modi said...
Modi said...
Bangladeshi political feud plays out in Chicago street
The request to put up a pair of familiar brown street signs on North Clark Street in Rogers Park sailed through the Chicago City Council, joining the 1,500 other honorary roadways aldermen have approved for 50 years.
This one, however, didn’t end up a feel-good move, like bestowing the sobriquet “Frank Sinatra Way” on a stretch of Grand Avenue in a traditionally Italian neighborhood or proclaiming a couple blocks of Campbell Avenue in North Center the “DeVry Institute of Technology Court.”
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