It is too early to call who will win. People are little disappointed for the slow progress of the projects ritht now. But things will chnage as most of the projects will get completed or will near complete by 2014. Just, visualise the picture of Dhaka city with all those expressways and flyover with no load shedding and Padma bridge and new airport. Also looks like povery to get down to below 20% by 2015 and at best case scenario to 16%. Lets wait till then.
Those government projects are progressing too slowly, too costly and inefficiently. They just cost too much to bear. I wonder what ADB had in mind before handing billions of dollars worth in loans.
And many of those projects are managed by private companies. The airport road flyover is one example. There should be more like this.
Due to failure in meeting project deadlines (the government managed ones), taxpayer had to pay with the so-called, "commitment fees" to the ADB. The country loses productivity as a result.
Then there is the Yunus drama.
The stock market crash and instability (happens ever time the AL comes to power).
Energy problems have gotten worse. Go to any village, you'll notice that people don't have enough electricity to charge a cell-phone.
Then there are water shortages in parts of the country.
The law and order situation is deteriorating. Yeah, I can't even drive my own car alone. And the country's ministers are claiming that law and order is better than ever before.
What is clear is that the AL has no strategy in pretty much anything.
I wish I didn't sound pessimistic, but that is the reality.
Many people are rallying for the BNP already (it is a strangely forgetful nation), and many are saying that the AL will lose. Honestly, their chances are slim.
Zabanya, this is how politics work isn't it? Every country looks out for it's own interests over others. It shouldn't be a surprise to you. It's not our government's job to look after you guys, it's their job to look after our interests and it's your government's job to look after your interests and lastly it's your duty as a citizen of Bangladesh (if you are) to ensure that you get a government which does this.
You can't put the blame on India, and as Karthic said, India is always going to favour a party that is pro-India. Nothing weird about that. I know you guys are stuck in between a rock and a hard place with AL-BNP but if I can be honest, that's not our problem.
Nice lecture.
So just because someone is pro-India, he/she automatically becomes favorable? That simple eh?
So, when BNP comes to power, back to square one?
Strange diplomacy.
I trust PM Singh is very busy running day-to-day affairs in a country like India. It is understandable why India finds and would find Bangladesh kind of frustrating
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You never know.
We'll see.
