La Semaine Dernière A Mes Yeux

(8 mars --- 15 mars)

Selon un reportage, deux ministres et une député se sont dit que leurs pages et comptes de Facebook étaient piratés. Ils ont déposé plaintes à la gendarmerie à ce propos.

Selon un reportage, la Banque mondiale a donné son aval à une proposition de donner Tk 14 milliards aux Rohingyas. Le comité exécutif de la Banque a fait la décision pour aider les Rohingyas en détresse.

Selon un reportage, la police afghane a contacté le gouvernement bangladais afin de renvoyer une femme de djihadiste tué au Afghanistan. Le ministère des Affaires étrangères a demandé au ministère de l'Intérieur de vérifier identité de cette femme.

Selon un reportage, le ministre des Affaires étrangères s'est dit que Bangladesh n'avait pas signé accord sur coopération dans défense avec l'Arabie saoudite. Dans le parlement, il a dit que c'était plutôt un mémorandum qui ne stipule pas d'obligation.

Selon un reportage, la banque philippine RCBC a accusé la Banque centrale de Bangladesh Bank pour avoir calomnié sa réputation en déposant plainte contre elle dans une cour de New York aux États-Unis. De plus, RCBC a déposé une plainte contre Bangladesh Bank aux Philippines en demandant $1,9 millions dommages et intérêts.

Selon un reportage, le ministère de l'intérieur a conclu son enquête sur incendie mystérieuse dans un entrepôt clandestin de parfum faux, se situait au deuxième étage de Wahid Mansion, à vieux Dhaka. L'enquête a divulgué que le entrepôt était issu de l'incendie.

Selon un reportage, US State Department a critiqué la dernière élection générale de Bangladesh. Il a exprimé souci pour détérioration des droit de l'homme et obstruction dans la liberté de la presse.

Selon un reportage, fusillades aux deux mosquées à Christchurch en Nouvelle-Zélande ont laissé 49 morts, dont deux Bangladais, et plusieurs blessés. L'équipe de  Cricket Bangladesh l'a échappé belle parce que les cricketers étaient en retard pour la prière hebdomadaire. Le dernier test match de cricket a été annulé.

Selon un reportage, Human Rights Watch a mis en question la politique d'installer les Rohingyas à Bhasanchar. Dans un communiqué, HRW s'est dit que Bhasanchar serait une prison pour Rohingyas. une partie de l'île était inondé chaque année.

La Semaine Dernière A Mes Yeux

(4 janvier --- 11 janvier)

Je ne suis pas arrivé à accéder à mon site https://rezaulhoque.wordpress.com Il est encore bloqué au Bangladesh. J'ai déjà déposé une plainte dans la gendarmerie locale et notifié Cyber Crime Unit de la Police. Malheureusement, CCU et BTRC ont joué ignorant à ce propos. Ils ne savent pas qui l'a bloqué.

Selon un reportage, Ain O Salish Kendra a revendiqué que 466 personnes avaient été tuées extrajudiciairement en 2018, la  tuerie maximum par les forces de l'ordre dans 5 années. Par ailleurs, ASK s'est dit que 207 journalistes avaient été ciblées au Bangladesh en 2018, deux fois plus que le bilan de l'année précédente.

Selon un reportage, une Cour de Philippine a condamné une banquier à 56 ans de prison pour avoir participé à piratage de la Banque centrale de Bangladesh.

Selon un reportage, ouvriers de confection se sont insurgés contre discrimination de leur mensuel. Un ouvrier a été tué par balles. A cause de leur manif, il y avait grand embouteillages à Dacca. Le gouvernement et patrons ont calmé la situation en revalorisant le salaire. Mais la manifestation continue.

Selon un reportage, le Parlement indien a dit oui au projet de loi de nationalité qui met accent sur donner nationalité aux groupes persécutés des pays avoisinants.

Governance Crisis: From Local Alleys To Foreign Shores

As Dhaka has fallen to the angry RMG workers, daily commuters feel the full brunt of it. Workers longing for a scheduled pay rise in the new year feel deceived when some workers at different grades saw their wage did not rise as much as that of their coworkers.

They fretted over the discrimination and occupied the streets when no measures were seen to redress their grievances. In the industrial zone of Ashulia, skirmishes between workers and owners have been going on since December.

The new wage increase has come into effect from first January. Having counted the salary, many realized the bosses, some of whom made into the parliament, reneged on agreed promises. In some factories, salaries are  due for months. The feeling of deception culminated into an angry protest that managed to block several key roads in the garments quarters of Dhaka.

The bosses wriggled out responsibilities by pointing finger to vested interest group. They are preoccupied with the thought that someone is constantly hatching troubles to kill the golden goose of Bangladesh economy. Quite oblivious to the fact that vested quarters will stir trouble if there is anger and grievances among certain section of the population.

What rubbed salt to blue collars' injuries is absence of their representation in the parliament. Meanwhile, many of the RMG bosses again became MPs with brief stint into politics or having no ties to politics at all. A particular section of a crucial industry has given a bigger role in policy making while the others remain cornered.

Earlier veteran left leaders   were called on to join the cabinet. It was assumed that these former rabble rousers would take care of the workers ' interests in policy making table.

This time in the new cabinet many of them were shown the exit door. In the election, the left alliance also suffered a crushing defeat. The alliance blamed the ruling party for unprecedented irregularities.

Net result is that  the voice of the voiceless across the  aisle has become feeble in the new parliament.

To me, it is a governance issue. It could have been dealt differently. It is no secret that in this time of the year we usually witness workers' unrest . Government did not take measures to abate those recurring tensions.

Despite its assurances, its words translate into action with significant delays that could do great harm in its efforts to trust building measures across different social groups.

Bringing on board a section of a crucial industry, it effaces the thin red line between  regulator and boss. Problems are there to be solved, so are the tensions.

The crisis of governance is writ large on domestic roads and foreign shores.
On the new year's eve, Sri Lankan Police detained 5 Bangladeshis and seized a huge quantity of heroin and cocaine. It was Sri Lanka's biggest seizure of narcotics. From press reports, Bangladeshis were running the drug racket in Colombo. One of the members made frequent trips there misusing the on arrival visa opportunity.

Later last week a Philippine bank sentenced a Bank manager to 32-56 years of imprisonment for having links in Bangladesh  Bank heist that jolted the whole financial world and laid bare vulnerability of online financial  payment systems. Bangladesh has yet to conclude its investigation, but the incident has left a serious question mark on its financial institutions, which are still reeling from widespread corruption.

Earlier a Thai serving General was sentenced to life imprisonment after he had been found involved in human trafficking that caused deaths of hapless Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. However, not a single Bangladeshi was identified or tried for having links in human trafficking via sea.

In USA, Texas news papers were carrying reports how everyday Texas border patrol nabbed illegal Bangladeshis while crossing the Rio Grande river. Casting serious doubts over Bangladesh's trumpeting of its economic achievements.

In Italy, Bangladeshis topped the list  of boat-riding asylum seekers, many of whom fleeing war back home. Situation in Bangladesh was not as dire as in those war-torn countries. Why did so many Bangladeshis take such a perilous boat ride?

Others will also search answer to question like why Bangladesh is failing to curb drugs.

Throwing the garbage over neighbor's roof or backyard does not prove one's smartness in dealing with the garbage. Rather, its discovery could jeopardize the relationship with the neighbor and lead to untoward outcome.

Maybe ruling class does not care about the feelings of Bangladeshis in tackling with governance issues. But when these issues cause trouble on foreign shores, others will react. Bilateral relations may survive the twists and turns , but sympathy towards Bangladesh is likely to take a hit. In tackling with the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is gradually realizing this harsh truth.

And the ongoing RMG crisis is just another reminder that ruling class should put the house in order.