COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL IN THE NEWS CONFERENCE

Anowarul Karim :  Commonwealth Secretary General John Makkinan has said that it should be withdraw of Emergency situation and forbidden of political activity without unnecessary  waste of time. Three days visit in Bangladesh and in the last, he was said in a crowded news conference at Sonargaon Hotel.

He was has said more that for a smooth election, the Govt.  Taken time should not be longer. If there is to be taken more time than the needed, the Govt. shall be lost of the public support. He also said that for active of the National Parliament, for to arrange of an acceptable election and after made a road map, it should be fixed up a time. He has also expressed of his opinion that it should start fast for to make voter list.

The Commonwealth Secretary General has said that he had been told with different political party including the Chief Adviser and the Election Commission. The present Govt. has been working with popularity after earned a confidence of the peoples. But just this time as there is none of National Parliament in Bangladesh, as such, there is no place for to express of the public opinions. There is essentially needed of this place for to remaining of the basic right of the peoples. If there is continued of this situation, there may be changed of the public attention, support and faith, he also made such of opinion. During the period of two terms Secretary General and describing the visit of Bangladesh in before, he has said that as the nation, Bangladesh is remaining in a complex and abnormal situation. There has been involved a superior responsibility in front of the present Govt. for to give of the new shape and design of democracy. To perform of this responsibility, there is needed of the eagerness and support of the people.

He does think that the public confidence will be increased through the photo attached voter list. There should be arranged in very fast for election at immediate after finished of the new voter list.  But there is none of cause but to extend of the emergency situation saying the fact of the voter list. 

He has said that it should immediate to be started of the democracy and as such he has been received message from the public. Humanity of the country people, well administration, active parliament, feed of the judgement division, all are depending on the election.

John Makkinan was said that all of the political parties should do over all help to the Election Commission for to preparing of new voter list. As the part of the Globalization, the peoples want to do exercise democracy and clearness. Due to obstinate and narrow politics, Bangladesh were going back. He was said for to the progress of the country, would be through be before the person or the party.

The Secretary General has said he had been told clearly to the Chief Adviser that Commonwealth is a faithful friend of Bangladesh. John Makkinan also expressed of his promise that the Commonwealth is ready to make any kind of assistance to the construction of democracy and to make an institution of it

In reply to one of the question, the secretary general has told this Govt. would be lost of public support if they had been any willing to hand over of the power. In reply of one of other question he was said that the experts could be said for what amount of time would be need to make photo attached voter list.

In reply to a question about comparing the military administration of Pakistan with Bangladesh that the Political Culture is not same style. Here the caretaker Govt. has been come to the power with popularity. There was taken his attention to the death of a aborigines for some days before in the security custodian, he has said that there would be made sureness about the violation of human right in any stage.

 In the banking sector of the country and as per the proposal of the World Bank and IMF, to make non-governmental, he has expressed it as an example basis. Makkinan has said that it is hard reality that the Grameen Bank does lend money and takes interest in high rate, but the Govt. bank is making loss for all the times.