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Mass people and some research academies are anxious with the deterioration of law and order, the culture of occupation, extortion, domination has not yet come out. Besides, extrajudicial killings, development of religion-based politics, replacement of partisanship with another party, indictment of numerous people in hundreds of cases, attacks on the media are going on.
The army chief's announcement on the timing of the elections has sparked controversy. Researcher also questioned the government's sincerity in the election. The absence of practicing democracy and necessary reform initiatives has been noticed in BNP. The culture of grabbing, extortion and domination is going on in the party. The influence of religion-based politics has increased. The overt activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir have been seen. The Awami League (AL) did not accept responsibility or express any remorse for the killings in the anti-discrimination movement. In some cases, anti-discrimination groups have abused power and played controversial roles. It has also been seen to play a role similar to that of government-backed organizations. There has been a tendency from fanatic quarters to impose risky and discriminatory agendas on religious, gender, ethnic, ethnic and gender-diverse minority communities. Groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir are openly operating.
There has been no visible initiative on internal reforms of political parties. The BNP has demanded that the election be given the necessary time for reform and elections, but the party has demanded early elections later. Apart from this, it has also been said that India's diplomatic defeat in Bangladesh-India relations has been done.
It is seen that the cost of traders of essential commodities has increased due to interest rates and dollar prices. Although several initiatives have been taken to control the prices of essential commodities and inflation, nothing positive is being seen yet. High inflation, especially food inflation, is still very high.
It has been announced that the AL will not be rehabilitated until the full trial, they will not have the opportunity to start the trial process as crimes against humanity, and there will be no scope to carry out programs openly. It has been decided not to celebrate eight national days. It has been decided to remove the photo of Sheikh Mujib from four bank notes.
There have been incidents of resignation of various heads of institutions and other officials. As part of making the organization party free, extensive administrative changes have been made through promotion, posting, compulsory retirement, cancellation of contract appointments and contract appointments. This is seen as a lack of transparency in decision-making. The practice of appointing or not appointing on the basis of political identity verification still continues. Although various commissions have been formed for reform, the names of 20 institutions named after the Sheikh family have been changed before the recommendation. Of the 10 commissions, six in the first phase have been criticized for not having any representation of religious and ethnic minorities, the low number of women, the excess of former bureaucrats, the dominance of teachers in a university. Besides, no commission has been formed to reform the education sector despite being of public importance. The private sector was also not given due importance in the reform program.
As part of the reforms in the public administration, officials of different levels deprived of party consideration during the fall government have been transferred and promoted. There was unprecedented chaos in the Secretariat surrounding promotions and postings. The slow pace of work of various ministries and various development projects is noticed. Controversial activities of some officials have been noticed.
The publication of the final and complete list of casualties in the anti-discrimination movement has been delayed. The number of casualties varies from official and unofficial accounts. Till November 17, 253 cases were filed against Sheikh Hasina, of which 213 were murder cases. Apart from Sheikh Hasina, former ministers, AL leaders, former inspector general of police, former government officials, lawyers, businessmen and journalists have been accused in most of the cases. A total of 1,695 cases were filed with different police stations across the country against those who attacked, instigated and ordered the killings.
The interim government has signed the International Convention Against Enforced Disappearances for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearances. However, the advisers have contradictory statements about the United Nations Human Rights Council office in Dhaka. No initiative has been taken to reform the intelligence agencies such as DGFI, DB, NSI, NTMC, which are used as the main tool of institutionalization of authoritarianism and violation of fundamental rights of the people, extortion, financial sector and state capture.
There was an absence of policing across the country for a few days after the fall of the government; as a result, arms and ammunition of many police stations were looted. There has been a slowdown in the resumption of police activities in full swing. A significant number of police officers have been charged with murder, attempt to murder and abduction. However, a large section has been accused of paying more attention to promotions, postings and transfers. The law and order situation has deteriorated across the country due to absence of police, indifference and reluctance to perform their duties.
Although the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken several initiatives in the wake of corruption allegations, the resignation of the chairman and commissioners of the ACC has created an obligation to appoint these posts before the reforms. It is feared that this will disrupt the purpose of reform.
In the wake of the continuous movement of the garment industry, the owners have agreed to implement the 18-point demand, including the implementation of the workers' monthly attendance bonus, tiffin and night allowance, and the implementation of the minimum wage, but the chaos in the garment industry is still going on. Although there was a crisis in the beginning of the government, the export gradually increased. However, due to the movement and the changed political situation, the implementation of the Annual Development Plan is slow.
Although there is talk of forming a bank commission for long-term reforms in the banking sector, no initiative has been taken yet. Meanwhile, despite various initiatives, the stock market is still unstable.
After the fall of the authoritarian government, various countries and organizations have supported peaceful and democratic change in Bangladesh. These countries and organizations include the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Pakistan, Russia, China, Iran, European Union, United Nations. In addition, countries and organizations have emphasized the protection of human rights, the need for full and independent investigations into incidents of violence, the protection of the right to peaceful protest and the release of all peaceful protesters, and respect for the rule of law. Various international organizations have pledged financial and other assistance and assistance to the interim government. However, despite the positive sentiment from the international community towards the interim government, the terms and conditions of loan assistance by agencies such as the World Bank, ADB and IMF, especially those already with interest, are likely to create additional liabilities to repay the loan.
In the first four months of the current fiscal year, there has been a deficit of Tk 30,768 crore in customs and tax collection. The NBR could not achieve the target of revenue collection in any month. Even in the three sectors – import duty, value added tax (VAT) and income tax – none of these three sectors have met the target.
Mayors of 12 city corporations, chairmen of 60 zila parishads, chairmen, vice-chairmen, women vice-chairmen and municipal mayors — a total of 1,876 public representatives at the four levels of local government — have been removed. Administrative officers have been appointed in their place. In the absence of the people's representatives, the work of the local government institutions has come to a standstill.
The press accreditation cards of 167 journalists have been revoked for allegedly opposing the government's collaborators and movements. During this period, there were targeted attacks on the media, threats, attacks and activities to shut down some media institutions, which are a threat to media freedom. There is a question as to why the case was taken after August 5 under the Cyber Security Act.
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