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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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