The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday hoped the general elections would be held according to the roadmap set by the Caretaker Government, which is the main duty of the government.

Centre for Democracy and Peace Studies organised the roundtable on "Representative Government and Democracy" chaired by Alamgir Mohiuddin, Editor of the daily Naya Diganta at the National Press Club in the city yesterday.

Prof Moniruzzaman Mia, former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), columnist Sadek Khan, DU teacher Dr Nazmul Alam Bhuiyan, among others, addressed the roundtable moderated by Dr Abu Bakar Siddique.

They said the Caretaker Government did not properly reform the Election Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, Public Service Commission and University Grants Commission. The government only restructured the commissions.

They said the Government can not remove corruption from the society only by punishing the corrupts. The preventive measures -like creating public awareness, giving the moral education- are needed to be taken by the government and concerned authorities, they added.

Prof Moniruzzaman Mia said the people of the country want a democratic system. Democracy in the country is like a sun under the cloud.

The government has only legitimate ground is that they came in power in the context of political unrest to protect the country from a civil war, he said.

According to the Constitution of the country, the caretaker government has no job, other than helping the election.

Sadek Khan said the development policy of the country is needed to be changed with the aim of creating the employment opportunities.

Alamgir Mohiuddin said moral education should be enhanced among the students, as only the education can prevent the people from the corruption.