Is Sheikh Hasina turning Bangladesh into a one-party state?

[Centaur]

Democracy is a long way, autocracy is a loop.

Democracy back fired in bangladesh. Let's assume that there are 100 villagers in a place and 10 are rich men and 30 are common but good folks and 60 thieves .
Now if the 60% vote is for stealing something from rich men's house then what will be the results.
And this law is passed in their parliament , it's still democracy.
And btw the 30 good folks are not safe too .
So BD democracy was like that under khaleda Zia .
I strongly believe that parliamentary system is a flawed system .
And in BD if jamat will contue to make alliance with Bnp using Islamic sentiment, then other parties will never be able to come to power , because jamati Islam has 7-8 % vote in BD. So basically autocracy under democratic flavor and that is more vicious in our standard.

 

[Gibbs]

WHOLE of South Asia, you got that @Gibbs , [SDDS] SL included even!

I see what you mean

Did they Know SL faced a unprecedented civil conflict for over 30 years that actually regressed it's economy by a decade but still far outweigh them in every economic and development sphere imaginable ? Ignorance is bliss mate, Let them be in their own little cocoons.. Btw this comment was aimed at that kid who claimed Lankan economy depends solely on tourism not to take a dig at Bangladesh's progress

 

[araberuni7]

I would rather see Sheikh Hasina as the PM than Khalida Zia as the PM. I recalled when I was in high school; my dad used to joke in the April of each financial year that Bangladeshi Finance Minister has to travel to Donner Summit to beg money for corrupt government employees.
Now Bangladeshi Finance Minister does not need to travel to donner summit to beg money before the budget. We should appreciate all the development Hasina has done for the country and especially for the military. If we compare her with a dictator, then she is a right dictator to run the country.
Yes, there are rooms for improvement. Especially freedom of speech and criticising the government, eradicating corruption in the financial sector is pivotal for the development of the country.

 

[UKBengali]

I see what you mean

Did they Know SL faced a unprecedented civil conflict for over 30 years that actually regressed it's economy by a decade but still far outweigh them in every economic and development sphere imaginable ? Ignorance is bliss mate, Let them be in their own little cocoons.. Btw this comment was aimed at that kid who claimed Lankan economy depends solely on tourism not to take a dig at Bangladesh's progress

Dude, well aware that India sabotaged Sri Lanka by imposing a 25 year civil war. Otherwise a Sinhalese dominated Sri Lanka would be maybe as rich as Malaysia now.
BD had to start pretty much from scratch in 1971 and that is why it's GDP per capita is still as low as India. With growth higher than India now it is a matter of time to pass India.
Please advise, apart from tourism and Chinese infrastructure investments, what else propels your economy?

I would rather see Sheikh Hasina as the PM than Khalida Zia as the PM. I recalled when I was in high school; my dad used to joke in the April of each financial year that Bangladeshi Finance Minister has to travel to Donner Summit to beg money for corrupt government employees.
Now Bangladeshi Finance Minister does not need to travel to donner summit to beg money before the budget. We should appreciate all the development Hasina has done for the country and especially for the military. If we compare her with a dictator, then she is a right dictator to run the country.
Yes, there are rooms for improvement. Especially freedom of speech and criticising the government, eradicating corruption in the financial sector is pivotal for the development of the country.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

The current AL government is a hundred times more corrupt then the last BNP government and has engaged in some of the worst atrocities not seen since the regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .... Some here are claiming that autocracy is good for Bangladesh but they forget that the worst period in our history was under autocrat Sheikh Mujib where some 3 million died in famine and extra judicial murders .... If Bangladesh needs an autocrat it should not be from the Sheikh family.

 

[UKBengali]

The current AL government is a hundred times more corrupt then the last BNP government and has engaged in some of the worst atrocities not seen since the regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .... Some here are claiming that autocracy is good for Bangladesh but they forget that the worst period in our history was under autocrat Sheikh Mujib where some 3 million died in famine and extra judicial murders .... If Bangladesh needs an autocrat it should not be from the Sheikh family.

AL do have faults for sure.
Remember BNP built no power plants and sabotaged the military.
Most people would choose AL I say.

 

[Gibbs]

Please advise, apart from tourism and Chinese infrastructure investments, what else propels your economy?

Again this is where couple of you people overvalue yourself.. A simple search would have got you answers, Main revenue generator in the country is the service sector/ Logistics it's the main logistical hub in the region, Then Shipping industry, Commodity exports (Tea,Rubber,Coconuts,Cinnamon) , Then comes the High end apparel and textile manufacturing.. Unlike Bangladeshi industry Lankan Garment industry is more value added especially in RD, (Try googling MAS, Brandix, Hemas etc.. There global revenue and output ) infact many Lankan executives were pioneers in establishing the industry in Bangladesh.. Then ofcause comes tourism, The country is blessed with natural beauty and it's clean with people with relative civic sense makes it a global hot spot cant blame people wanting to come visit.. But tourism only constitute to 10% of the service industry

https://lmd.lk/what-are-the-main-contributing-sectors-of-sri-lankas-economy/
http://emerging-markets-research.hk...-Market-Profile/mp/en/1/1X000000/1X09X08S.htm

There's difference Lankans do not go around gloating about every inconsequential "Achievements".. Never have.. Even here i had to post these fact only clarify certain stuff because of your pure ignorance.. SL's GDP per capita is $ US$ 3,818.161 in 2016 and the threshold of a upper middle income nation is $ 3,956 - 12,235

Countries go through up's and downs.. Atm Lanka is politically not that stable given coalition politics so there growth may have slowed down, Wont last forever.. So don't gloat too much cos higher numbers are easier when your starting off from lower bases

Btw what are the main industries in Bangladesh ? Apart from it's Garment manufacturing which is the principal industry there, Amounting to freaking 77% of total earnings to your country.. Wow !! Gloat away..

 

[UKBengali]

Again this is where couple of you people overvalue yourself.. A simple search would have got you answers, Main revenue generator in the country is the service sector/ Logistics it's the main logistical hub in the region, Then Shipping industry, Commodity exports (Tea,Rubber,Coconuts,Cinnamon) , Then comes the High end apparel and textile manufacturing.. Unlike Bangladeshi industry Lankan Garment industry is more value added especially in RD, (Try googling MAS, Brandix, Hemas etc.. There global revenue and output ) infact many Lankan executives were pioneers in establishing the industry in Bangladesh.. Then ofcause comes tourism, The country is blessed with natural beauty and it's clean with people with relative civic sense makes it a global hot spot cant blame people wanting to come visit.. But tourism only constitute to 10% of the service industry

https://lmd.lk/what-are-the-main-contributing-sectors-of-sri-lankas-economy/
http://emerging-markets-research.hk...-Market-Profile/mp/en/1/1X000000/1X09X08S.htm

There's difference Lankans do not go around gloating about every inconsequential "Achievements".. Never have.. Even here i had to post these fact only clarify certain stuff because of your pure ignorance.. SL's GDP per capita is $ US$ 3,818.161 in 2016 and the threshold of a upper middle income nation is $ 3,956 - 12,235

Countries go through up's and downs.. Atm Lanka is politically not that stable given coalition politics so there growth may have slowed down, Wont last forever.. So don't gloat too much cos higher numbers are easier when your starting off from lower bases

Btw what are the main industries in Bangladesh ? Apart from it's Garment manufacturing which is the principal industry there, Amounting to freaking 77% of total earnings to your country.. Wow !! Gloat away..

Sri Lanka earns 10 billion US dollars in exports
-apart from some pharma all low tech like textiles and agro- products, while tourism revenue is 4 billion US dollars a year.
BD economy is far more diversified with exports of textiles, pharma, electronics, ships etc. Export ramp- up has only just started in non-textile sectors and lots of BD companies have revenues over a billion US dollars. Large BD home market is being used to generate revenue for R&D to allow striking out to export markets in large volumes soon.

You also have a debt to GDP ratio of around 80%. Sri Lanka owes China no less than 8 billion US dollars, which is 10% of GDP.

My observations on Sri Lankan economy were accurate it seems.

The statement that BD is now the most successful economy in S Asia is a fact. BD has finally got rid of the shackles of being part of Pakistan for 24 years and the chaotic constant change of governments every 5 years to show how a unitary state is capable of developing.

 

[Gibbs]

My observations on Sri Lankan economy were accurate it seems.

First you said Lankan economy is only based on tourism and Chinese infra projects, Your observations have been proven shyt.. Do not shift goal posts mate, Makes you look dumber than you already are

BD economy is far more diversified with exports of textiles, pharma, electronics, ships etc.

How ?? Bangladesh textiles are 80.7% of it's total exports earnings, That on sweatshops.. Who are you trying to kid here ?

" In the financial year 2016-2017 the RMG industry generated US$28.14 billion, which was 80.7% of the total export earnings in exports and 12.36% of the GDP"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry_in_Bangladesh

You also have a debt to GDP ratio of around 80%. Sri Lanka owes China no less than 8 billion US dollars, which is 10% of GDP.

Those are manageable, Which country doesnt have debt, Is Bangladesh debt free ? India it's 69.58 an economy not even comparable to minuscule Bangladesh, The US has 104%

The statement that BD is now the most successful economy in S Asia is a fact. BD has finally got rid of the shackles of being part of Pakistan for 24 years and the chaotic constant change of governments every 5 years to show how a unitary state is capable of developing.

Come gloat when you surpass either of other three major economies in the region not on predictions.. Till then best of luck to Bangladesh

 

[Centaur]

The current AL government is a hundred times more corrupt then the last BNP government and has engaged in some of the worst atrocities not seen since the regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .... Some here are claiming that autocracy is good for Bangladesh but they forget that the worst period in our history was under autocrat Sheikh Mujib where some 3 million died in famine and extra judicial murders .... If Bangladesh needs an autocrat it should not be from the Sheikh family.

Were you in BD during Khaleda regime? She actually destroyed the power section. Small towns of BD suffered from massive loadsheding and that was as high as 14/15 hours in a day in regular basis.
Yes 14/15 hours in 2005-06. Even crime was too bad that town folks made night guard patrol .
peoples wake all night by turn to guard hometown and who was unable to do so like gentlemen who have better jobs/life standard used to pay some amount of money so another one can give proxy .
Well this night guard party is my own experience. My family needed to pay the money to someone ( folks who can wake all night to guard )in order to proxy like other families.
Although this incident varied area to area , don't know about the condition of other districts except neighboring towns.

The real problem is Bengal forget everything , rely on their pre conceived fixed ideas and malignity .
I admit bakashal was worst time, my elders say so.
But I haven't see BAKSHAL .
I have seen bnp version, not bad like BAKSHAL I admit, yet it was a nightmare specially if you face 14/15 hours loadsheding everyday in cruel summer.
Atleast Bangladesh is very very good now, even in those days almost no loadsheding in summer . And law situation is extremely better . Only Awami League is doing extreme chetona business. That's the main drawback .

 

[Kandari-Hushiyaar]

Were you in BD during Khaleda regime? She actually destroyed the power section. Small towns of BD suffered from massive loadsheding and that was as high as 14/15 hours in a day in regular basis.
Yes 14/15 hours in 2005-06.

Wrong way to see it. Khaleda didnot destroy it, It was always like this . Better way to state "Hasina became successful to change the situation in her second term"

 

[Centaur]

Wrong way to see it. Khaleda didnot destroy it, It was always like this . Better way to state "Hasina became successful to change the situation in her second term"

Well partly agree. But electricity situation was much better in 1996 to 2001 . Even production was slightly higher than Khaleda regime as far I can remember .
But BAL is doing much better in other sections. We all should appreciate their good works and criticize their bad works.
Thank you .

 

[ziaulislam]

Its already one

 

[Nilgiri]

Sri Lanka earns 10 billion US dollars in exports
-apart from some pharma all low tech like textiles and agro- products, while tourism revenue is 4 billion US dollars a year.
BD economy is far more diversified with exports of textiles, pharma, electronics, ships etc.

Yep so STRONK BD is in the "diversified" exports vis a vis Sri Lanka

Is Bangladesh debt free ?

Not one BD member knows the basics on the subject. It was pretty awful owning this one (but he knew enough to not persist further down its particular bunny logic hole):

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/baf-ordered-8-su-30me-variant.545869/page-5#post-10286625

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Were you in BD during Khaleda regime? She actually destroyed the power section. Small towns of BD suffered from massive loadsheding and that was as high as 14/15 hours in a day in regular basis.
Yes 14/15 hours in 2005-06. Even crime was too bad that town folks made night guard patrol .
peoples wake all night by turn to guard hometown and who was unable to do so like gentlemen who have better jobs/life standard used to pay some amount of money so another one can give proxy .
Well this night guard party is my won experience. My family needed to pay the money to someone ( folks who can wake all night to guard )in order to proxy like other families.
Although this incident varied area to area , don't know about the condition of other districts except neighboring towns.

The real problem is Bengal forget everything , rely on their pre conceived fixed ideas and malignity .
I admit bakashal was worst time, my elders say so.
But I haven't see BAKSHAL .
I have seen bnp version, not bad like BAKSHAL I admit, yet it was a nightmare specially if you face 14/15 hours loadsheding everyday in cruel summer.
Atleast Bangladesh is very very good now, even in those days almost no loadsheding in summer . And law situation is extremely better . Only Awami League is doing extreme chetona business. That's the main drawback .

Yes I was in Bangladesh during the last BNP regime and things were not this bad. Yes the BNP failed in the power sector but what is happening in the banking sector is much worse and not to forget the massive corruption in all sectors of the economy and administration.

AL do have faults for sure.
Remember BNP built no power plants and sabotaged the military.
Most people would choose AL I say.

If there is free and fair election tomorrow the AL will be wiped out ...