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Election
2001: National Policy Forum:
Glimpse
from the Press
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[from
The Daily Star, August 22 &
23, 2001]
[Highlights of the Sessions
- Defence purchases should
be discussed in the parliament.
- Politicians promote
loan defaulters.
- Poor implementations
of policy decisions in
agriculture sector retarding
agricultural growth.
- Deals with oil companies
should be modified with
a view to benefiting the
nation and reduce financial
losses caused by these
deals.
- Human resources, gas
and water resources can
bail the country out of
the vicious circle of
poverty.
- Enactment of telecom
regulatory commission
is a must to ensure fast
growth in telecom sector.
- Land reforms should
be targeted at ensuring
food security for 13 crore
people of the country.
- Industrialisation cannot
expand without good governance
- Bangladesh could become
a transport hub of the
South Asian region by
adopting appropriate policy.
- Firm political commitment
is needed to combat the
massive environmental
degradation in the country.
- Existing administrative
and financial authority
in the health sector should
be decentralised in order
to ensure health for all.
- Reduce defence expenditure
to allocate more in education
sector.
- At least 10 per cent
nominations should be
given to women candidates
in national elections.
- The pre-requisite of
good governance is a reasonably
fair election.
- Decentralise power at
ward level.
- The Bureau of Anti Corruption
should be turned into
an independent body called
Bangladesh Anti-Corruption
Commission.
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