The New Nation - Internet Edition

M. Mizanur Rahman

Poet Goethe of Germany wrote in 'Foust', 'the Judge who cannot punish crime joins with the culprit in his court' from his outstanding perception of judicial knowledge and experience while he was working in the judicial department. This, might have been classic now. But in our practical life we cannot ignore this axiomatic saying. The mighty hands of devil or Saitan lay on all the greedy fellows who cannot check the temptation of earthly lust for wealth and power by which they wield all types of machination to preserve ill-gotten riches for personal appeasement. To them 'patriotism' or 'rendering service to the people' is simply the lip service. It's. money that matters a lot.

Since 1/11, the Anti Corruption Commission netted a lot of high profile criminals (in accordance with its own estimation) and followed judicial procliedings in which the people of Bangladesh aspired after a new hopes and aspirations to survive from the evil hands of the corruptible elements of the state. They thought the new beginning would usher in a new era in a life of a nation that was about to be plunged into the quicksand of the vilest corruption. Purging some corruptible elements the present caretaker government became popular overnight.

Erstwhile it is apparent from outward show ups of the ministers and members of the parliament of this one of the poorest countries of the world whereas they used to live the most aristocratic and rich ones beyond their personal source of income. They use very costly foreign cars and their other lavish expenses at the cost of poor people's exchequer do never show that they represent the poor. None of them look to be doing anything good to the people though they talk tall of the people's cause breathlessly in their showy and catchy oratory. They pledged sky-high plans and programmes and made them public but the results are hardly up to the marks. Most of their false promises frustrated the people. Their imprudent spending of the people's money does not come under the purview of audit and accountability. Anyway the caretaker government was highly appreciated by the people in general for taking appropriate action against them primarily.

However, time does not go always in line of ones' content. On the pretext of international price hike of essential commodities including the price of rice the greedy tradesmen of Bangladesh took the very opportunity to make the price of all commodities soaring to the highest market rates in which there had been no government control that gave a grievous shock to the nation all on a sudden and as such people became dumb founded and frustrated though at that time all types of sufficient essential commodities remained at stock of the traders in Bangladesh. Businessmen of all such essential commodities including foodstuff made fortune out of. the sufferings of the common people here. Even the neighboring countries at time were selling these commodities at the lowest price than that of our country. Had they not been affected so much so internationally? But they did not take their people to task. Probably the businessmen there must have the code of conduct and general ethics for their people. As they have also to live with their people.

However, the very impact of sudden price hike of essential commodities in Bangladesh fell adversely upon the government in power.

We the common people have always been the victims of circumstances. Here indecency is the decency's conspiracy of silence.

Now we all know that the general election is ensuing and time is running out while the present caretaker government has to step down after this election. There is a general apprehension of fear that those people charged sheeted for alleged corruption by the anti-corruption commission, now on bail, are supposed to appear in the coming election and if they grab the state power once again by any means then what would be the fate of the people in the long run? This question is being talked off everywhere and what would be the fate of the ACC after the revival of old go of politics? Should the common people suffer and be exploited as usual? These questions appear to be on the point of no return. If we become morally weak as a nation our freedom would ultimately be at stake. We should be aware of it at right earnest in right time.