Politico FP
A Zabr, Dhaka
While the politicos in power harp on human and domestic family planning (FP) with relentless monotony, there is no sign of FP practices inside politics and bureaucracy. The latter, as per some popular principle, always expands, as creepers or moss. Today the young political field workers are being indoctrinated in the wrong way on ways of rendering public service without expecting bakshish (bribery) at every step; and the campus environment is based on violence and confrontation. Now the official PERC probing committee has pointed out (DS Jan 19) that the PMO (PM's office) is exerting its influence on the political hamlets; and that the number of ministries need to be reduced for an LDC, as bureaucracy is diverting a big percentage of the GDP; and the systems loss in the local political culture is very high. The governors themselves are inefficient; hence the question of raising the efficiency of public administration is a moot point. RAJUK, PDB, BTTB, BRTA and the city corporations are glaring examples of white elephants coming out of the political forest. The two major political parties are all the time engaged in fighting over the leftovers. What was the logic behind the amusing tamasha of changing the historical notice-boards at the intellectual graveyard? Tribalism (we are very fond of district-ism) in politics has to go before this young nation can get a clear vision of its bearing to the final destination. The politicians got the chance since 1991 when they came out of hibernation, but bungled it up. That is why today there are voices all around on the formation of a third platform to redress public grievances and clean up the political garbage generated under sterile leadership. The old style of politics goes on merrily year after year, taking the voters for a ' joyride' in the political fantasy-land.
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