The New Nation - Internet Edition

I requested all the political parties earlier to give CTG until December 2008 to complete all the essential works that are required for the development and create an atmosphere for holding a legitimate Parliamentary election in Bangladesh. But who does listen to this call? There are many hardcore political party people in Bangladesh and abroad who have started to pull CTG legs from the day 1, and destroyed Bangladesh image to the world community. I am also convinced that there are few hardcore political activists who are working hard to sale the country to bring their leaders out from Jails. They forget about 150 million people who are affected for lust of power in Bangladesh. Now general people are paying the price for the infighting among ourselves for the next election.

CTG also shares the blame for price hike:

I also blame CTG for their lack of vision about food security after two floods and SIDR. CTG made the situation worse after blanket anti-corruption drive without creating reconciliation initiative "General Amnesty 2007" in January. CTG's few inexperienced advisers made the whole situation worst for Bangladesh for their attitude about my carlier dustings CTG could keep going the anti-corruption drive to every level in Bangladesh without making too much noise on the subject.

M. M. Chowdhury (Mithu)

USA

Media reports have it that farmers of different areas of the country are selling off their 'would- be harvested' paddy in advance to pay back the outstanding loans to the mahajans from whom they borrowed the money as seed capital for Boro cultivation in the back-drop of hal khata - that stands on 14th April (Pahela Baishakh) this year.

It is really a shocking news for the marginal paddy producers - be that the land owner or share croppers. They will be just pressurised to sell the paddy at a throw-away price. In the final accounting they (farmers) will sustain eventual losses. This should not be allowed to happen. The government should immediately look into the matter to safeguard the interests of the marginal growers otherwise the farmers may lose interest in paddy cultivation which will further aggravate the food crisis in the country on long term basis.

Abu Musa Miah

Lalbagh, Dhaka.