Political analysts, academics and journalists on Wednesday urged the democratic political parties and groups to keep a close eye on the interim government for the realisation of the people鈥檚 expectations borne out of the student-mass uprising.
The suggestions came at a discussion titled 鈥楤angladesh after mass uprising and reform thoughts鈥� organised by the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) at the National Press Club.
Former Jahangirnagar University professor Anu Muhammad said at the event that political forces should remain alert and keep a close watch on the interim government to root out discrimination from the country.
He said that all the reforms, including those to the constitution, should ensure that there was no religious, gender and class-based discrimination in the country.
Anu Muhammad also noted two major achievements of the mass uprising鈥攐ne was the fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 repressive regime and the other was the creation of a scope of talks about the demands and expectations of people.
The July student-people uprising freed the nation from a social depression as it succeeded through people鈥檚 mass participation ending the past 16 years鈥� repression.
Writer and professor Salimullah Khan said that people did not join the movement to get back their voting rights only as the election was not the main problem.
He said that ensuring check and balance between the executive, parliament and judiciaorgans of the state was a major issue.
He said that electing a government by vote is a right of the people and ensuring democracy in politics and in political parties as well is also an important issue for establishing democracy.
Dhaka University teacher Moshahida Sultana said that how much of the reforms the incumbent government would be able to implement should also be discussed.
鈥榃e also need to discuss how much the next government will maintain these reforms,鈥� she said.
In reforming the constitution, the issues of fundamental human rights must be deeply observed before taking decisions, she said, adding that water, air and electricity must be included in fundamental rights.
She said that foreigners must be banned from making any national policies and plans for Bangladesh.
鈥榃e will listen to their [foreigners] advice, but they must not be allowed to take decisions. All the policies must be written in Bangla,鈥� she said.
抖阴精品 editor Nurul Kabir observed that most members of the newly formed government and reform commissions were non-political individuals, while they had been given the responsibility to reform political matters.
Saying that in the past, after the mass uprisings, people鈥檚 aspirations did not see their realisation, the 抖阴精品 editor called on all to critically develop political thinking following the July student-people uprising.
Presided over by Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) central coordinator Masud Rana, the discussion was also addressed, among others, by journalist and writer Altaf Parvej and Supreme Court lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua.
