Staff Reporter :
Former Chief Election Commissioner Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf said that it is very difficult to make elections fair, if nomination trade – the practise of parties awarding nominations in exchange for money – cannot be stopped.
Therefore, to stop the nomination trade, if the system of voting for the party is introduced, then already 80 percent of the corruption will be stopped.
He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the discussion meeting on new political settlement and improved nation building guidelines.
The Center for Civilizational Dialogue (CCD) organized this discussion meeting at Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia Auditorium of National Press Club on Saturday.
“The democracy we have now is from England, but it has been corrupted in Bangladesh,” said Justice Rouf.
The special guest in the program was the former Minister of State for Education A.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon.
The panelists were Professor Abdul Latif Masum, Colonel (Retd) Mohammad Abdul Haque, Professor NiazAsadullah, Kavi Abdul Hai Shikder, Sharif Osman Hadi, Coordinator Inquilab
Monj, Tahmeed Al Mudassir, Coordinator Discrimination Student Movement, among other, spoke here.
CCD founding president Dr. Abdul Aziz moderated the discussion program. Ehsanul Haque Milan said in his personal opinion that the new constitution should be drafted on the basis of consensus.
There should be a reflection of the views of the younger generation. He called for the formation of a permanent education commission and said that our education has stumbled.
The education system should be designed keeping in mind the needs of the youth. Speakers in the event also said that a non-discriminatory constitution is needed for the new Bangladesh.
That is why the constitution written on the basis of Awami League’s party manifesto is not a people-oriented constitution.
Speakers also said that the opportunity has come to work on which way Bangladesh will move forward. Hence the constitution in future cannot have all the characters that make up an autocratic government.
