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Politicians, business leaders, officials say

Consensus a must for breakthrough in economic development

By Staff Correspondent
Country * political leaders, businessmen and government officials have viewed that there must be consensus on the basic economic Issues for a break-through in the development process.
Political leaders, both from the ruling party and the opposition. business leaders of the country as well as some high government officials expressed this view at a seminar on policy options for economic break-through at Sonargaon Hotel Sunday jointly organised by Jatlya Press Club and Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).
Former Minister for Finance M Syeduzzaman has said in his opening discussion that the economic breakthrough is only possible if a sustainable growth can be ensured.
He has said that there must be a consensus on the duties of the state and maintained that the state should do the basic duties like investment in the infrastructure and social sector.
Industrial relations must be improved in order to capture the export market and the workers should have full freedom in their bargain without any political bias, he has viewed.
Syeduzzaman has said that political leaders should not go to address workers while the government also should not Interfere with business decisions.
On the Issue of foreign aid he has noted that It must be used efficiently and therefore contracts should be made with this and in view.
The government should se-
riously pursue the economic reform programme and any issues arising out of it must not be politicised, he has commented.
Syeduzzaman has said that the government should note that the surplus labour in the public sector is not a wastage and therefore, it must be employed in other areas for economic growth.
Md Nasim, chief whip of the opposition and an MP of Awaml league, also taking part in the deliberation has said that AL'* switch over to market economy has been done In view of the recent national and international changes.
He has said that the country must decide how much the economy could be made free.
On the Issue of national consensus he has said as AL has switched over from its car Her socialist policy so consensus has already been established between the government and AL.
Nasim has charged that the overall expenditure In the defence sector Is much higher than the development expenditure and has said that a consensus must be reached weather the nation can afford the huge defence expenditure.
Salfuddin Ahmed Manik, President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has said that the country is now a 'sinking ship' and this ship can be salvaged only if the position and the opposition unite.
Manik has categorally said that the government should try to restructure the state sector for competitiveness and If the attempt fails this sector should be eliminated.
He has added that ft is not
justified that the employees of both the losing units and the profit making units draw the same amounts of salary.
The policymakers should abandon their inclination toward external dependence and should find own strategy switable to the country for development he has said
Manik has stressed the need for poverty alleviation for the success of market economy. He has said If there Is no market to move around, then the market economy would become futile.
Salman Rahman, a former president of MCC1 has said that a break-through In the economic sector is possible If the policy makers take quick steps following the growth of the garment sector. He has added that the lessons from the success story of the garment sector can ben applied to other sectors for their boost.
Rahman has dismissed the common belief that labour unions are harmful to Industrial growth and said if the management and the labourers are left uninterrupted from any outside interference. He has cited the example of the export promotion zone where labour productivity Is quite sat isfactory as the labour front is not politicised there.
Anfs-ud-Dowla, President of Bangladesh Employers Association (BEA), has said those labourers who take law tn their own hands should be punished. He has also said the labour front should not be politically motivated.
Mahbubur Rahman. President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and industries (FBCCI). has said that political
party's protection for the labour unions must be withdrawn. "Economic issues must not be overtaken by politics," he has said.
He has further stated that the labour situation, load shedding and other disadvantages make Bangladeshi goods incompetitlve compared to imported goods and for that matter there should be some protections for local items.
Sheikh Ansar Alt, MP of Jamat-e-Islami, addressing the seminar has said the government should not hastily slash the surplus labour. The government should not create any problem at this moment after the long cherished democracy which would disrupt the national consensus", he has added.
He has stressed that there must also be a consensus on the form of government system.
Ansar AH has said economic development depends on moral development and therefore, the educational system must be morally corrected.
Dr Moln Khan, an MP of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). has said that the free market economy would depend on deregulation of government control of the economy. He has viewed that mere sale of public sector enterprises is not the essence of privatisation and has added that the environment which Induces Investment in the private sector, must be ensured.
The only way to encourage free market Is by liberalising central banking control", he has said adding that a free currency market is a must at this moment.