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Tasks Ahead
As the last of the international observers who have been here to monitor the country's parliamentary polls leaves for home. we. as a nation, have reasons to feel a certain pride about our performance. Without any exception, our foreign guests have commented on the way our voters and candidates conducted themselves in creating an atmosphere in which the election could be free and fair. It has been said by some observere that the elaborate system that had been put in place by the Election Commission may well serve as a model for other developing countries.
In the first place, congratulations to the caretaker administration of the Acting President Justice Shahabuddln Ahmed and. indeed, to the Election Commission headed by Justice Abdur Rouf are very much in order. They have earned our gratitude by proving once for all that given the political will, a strong determination and a careful attention to details, the administration in a country like Bangladesh can achieve what may seem impossible at times. In other words, what happened was no accident. On the contrary, it was a carefully planned operation. This being the case, many people would ask if we could develop the same approach, the same will and determination, in tackling and eventually solving other national problems, such as corruption, administrative inefficiency and unemployment in urban and rural centres.
If the approach is based on a spirit of give and take and. what's more, on an appreciation of national interest, then one would say that it has Just passed another test.
Here, we are referring to the meeting that took place on Saturday between the Acting President, Justice Shahabuddln Ahmed and a delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by its Chairperson. Begum Khaleda Zia. In a cordial atmosphere, the meeting resolved a number of outstanding issues and helped in removing some misunderstanding which had been unwittingly created by the Acting President during his televised address on Friday. It is possible that part of the misunderstanding stemmed from differences in the perspectives. It is often difficult for a politician to see the point of view of a Jurist and vice versa, although both may share a whole set of common concerns and objectives.
While we are indeed pleased that the Saturday meeting has cleared the path for the next move, namely, the appointment of the BNP Cabinet, one cannot rule out other difficulties, hopefully all minor, which may crop up in coming months, before power has been fully transferred to the new administration.
In this respect, a major issue facing the country still concerns the form of government. On the face of it. BNP which is committed to the continuance of the present presidential system may like to treat it as a non-issue. However, there are experts within BNP. not to mention the independent ones, who may see the need for a careful review of the issues involved. Neither BNP nor AL should see it in narrow political terms. No system of government is per se more democratic than another. It all depends on how it works. It is also true that those who had seen the working of the presidential system under the ousted Ershad regime from inside are well aware that the accountability of all members of parliament to one single person, namely. Mr Ershad. had turned the Jatiya Sangsad into a mockery.
This newspaper believes that there are many new elected members in BNP and AL who would be willing to discuss the matter and place their agreed position, if there is one. before their leaders. If the major parties can reach a national consensus on this issue, thus avoiding a parliamentary battle over a possible amendment of the constitution, they can try out a similar approach to the setting up of several house committees which play a nuyor role in the life of a parliament. Such a national consensus will produce Just the right climate for a new drive in the field of economic development, without which the last month's election carries little meaning.