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Ahsanul Alam, Chairman, CGG
After a landslide victory you are assuming the premiership of Bangladesh when the world is
facing one of the worst recession of contemporary history. There are good reasons to believe that
Bangladesh will face the trauma of the global recession by late 2009. The have-nots and the poor
people of our country will not be able to bear it. So you have no option but to be proactive and act
in time to surprise the world. Your and our creator gave you a lifetime chance to write your name
in gold as the world's most benevolent lady prime minister by turning Bangladesh to a middle
income country during your office this time as prime minister. You have to address the issue of
income distribution and social justice in our country very thoughtfully. You should be the first
Prime minister of Bangladesh with the aim of raising awareness and creating framings and
visions that promote equal dignity for all citizens in the country you govern.
I am confident you will share the ideology of "the equitable distribution of wealth." The key to
economic self-sufficiency is growing the productiveness of the economy in such a way that lifts
artificial barriers to equal access to those social institutions (e.g. Capital, credit) that determine
who will become empowered as future capital owners. In Bangladesh only then can today's
property less citizens receive just share of their capital assets as well as wages for their work to
meet their economic needs and develop to the fullest extent of their human capacities.
You have no time to rest but to move forward with your supporters as well as the supporters of
Begum Zia, because at least 10- 12% of her supporters trusted you in this election for at least two
reasons.
1. In view of many, the former prime minister wanted to salvage the "Maha Chors" and political
cronies of her party which seemed like she wanted to present the nation a reign of corrupts and
extremists. A political blunder on the part of an experienced former prime minister.
2. According to her critics, Begum Zia, during her honeymoon with "Razakars", "Al-Badars",
and "Al-Shams" not only distributed political sweets but also distributed our national flag to
them which was earned with the sacrifice of millions. The new generation voters expressed sharp
reaction in this election by rejecting the collaborators of the genocide in 1971.
Madam PM-- Form Council of experts with people who wants to volunteer:
Many experts from different subject matters do neither want to become minister nor get other
government facilities in lieu of their service to develop the economy and governance. They only
need your patronization to render service to develop different sectors to take the country ahead.
There is no harm if you consider council of experts in different fields like 1.Governance,
2.Trade and commerce, 3.Banking, 4.Insurance, 5.Exploring new markets for manpower exports,
6.Employment creation, 7.Regulating price, and 8.Monitoring law and order, etc. These councils
will submit reports to you every three months to assist you to call the respective ministers for a
brainstorm towards policy decisions. This will help you to remain well informed and will also
stop the ministers from going in the wrong direction.
Beware of Cars without number plate and MP's without tin numbers:
Will your government allow anybody to drive vehicles without a number plate? Your voters are
eager to see whether you will allow MP's and ministers without tin number to run the
country. Please don't allow tax evaders to handle the money of the tax payers. Give two
options to the MP's without tin number which are- 1. They should rush to the NBR to get a
number or 2. Quit from the government headed by the daughter of Bangabandhu. If mistakenly
anybody without a tin number is sworn as a minister, instruct him to quit as he will be a glaring
example for citizens not to pay tax.
When I was writing this open letter from the University of Chittagong, you were busy taking
oath. I was overwhelmed with millions of other democracy loving people of Bangladesh to see a
group of clean people (perceived) as cabinet ministers. Once again Congratulations Prime
minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sincerely yours,
Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam Parvez
*Author Syed Ahsanul Alam is a Governance Analyst, Associate Professor at the University of Chittagong,
Bangladesh and Chairman-Center for Good Governance. His recent administrative post includes Vice
rector- Premier University, Director-S.B Corporation (Sadharon Bima Corp), Treasurer-USTC (SWC),
Representative of the President, USTC. He lectured widely at various business schools including University
of Science and Technology, Open University, ABAC Thailand and also in Singapore. Rotarian Syed
Ahsanul Alam is a well known Academician, Institution Building Personality and Activist for Good
Governance. The Author may be reached at Cell: 880-1711 748 748, Fax: 880-31-2550872, E-mail:
professorparvez@gmail.com, www.goodgovernancebd.org.