The government has to struggle to fulfill people's expectations in the next two years if it wants to be elected to power again, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
The discussion, “The current situation and challenge to build a progressive democratic homeland”, was organised by Sammilito Samajik Andolon at Liberation War Museum in the city's Segunbagicha and presided over by its President Ajay Roy.
“The current situation is tight for the government and has worsened with corruption,” said noted economist MM Akash at the discussion.
All the ministers, including the prime minister, should disclose their current and pre-election wealth statements. If any discrepancy is found between the two, they should be removed from their positions, he added.
“The government has no time to be free from worries. It must improve the country's economy and complete the war crimes trial if it wants to remain in power for the next term,” said Akash.
It seems that corrupt practices in the communications ministry was going unabated with the government's consent, said the organisation's Vice President Z Tariq Ali while presenting a paper.
The three hundred lawmakers think that the country is their personal asset, an attitude which gave birth to boundless corruption, nepotism and misuse of power, he added.
If the government was able to establish good governance and reduce the magnitude of looting, people would bring them to power, said Tariq.
Former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled said the government should introduce rationing of everyday essentials for citizens with fixed-income as this is the only group affected by the recent inflation.