{"id":4386,"date":"2021-03-28T20:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T20:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2021-03-28T20:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T20:36:43","slug":"bangladesh-at-50-is-it-really-as-good-as-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/28\/bangladesh-at-50-is-it-really-as-good-as-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh at 50: is it really as good as gold?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Bangladesh celebrates its golden anniversary, Mak Kunwar reflects on the country\u2019s achievements \u2013 and on developments which are giving cause for concern.<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe struggle now is the struggle for our emancipation; the struggle now is the struggle for our independence.\u201d<\/span>
\n(Speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 7th March 1971)<\/span><\/h4>\n

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AS BANGLADESH, its hardworking people and its diaspora celebrate 50 years of independence, it is in the young country\u2019s own interest to celebrate the journey \u2013 but also to reflect on the challenges ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many positives and feel-good stories for Bangladesh and its people as it reaches its golden jubilee. Bangladesh is one of the greatest\u00a0economic growth\u00a0stories in the world, with average\u00a0economic growth increasing progressively every decade since 1980. Its exports\u00a0have risen by about 80% over the\u00a0last\u00a0ten\u00a0years, and a well-considered projection\u00a0suggests that its domestic GDP per capita last year exceeded\u00a0India\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Dancing at the official anniversary celebrations.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

There is more. Bangladesh has one of the\u00a0world\u2019s most competitive and thriving garment\u00a0industries (although the wealth it has generated has not been equitably distributed). The\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0empowerment\u00a0of its\u00a0people, particularly women, have been transformative: this needs to continue and grow further.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh and its people have made huge strides since its inception. People of Bangladeshi heritage are making enormous contributions in many professions across the globe, not least here in the UK. Bangladesh has a vibrant network of non-governmental\u00a0organisations and\u00a0high\u00a0levels of remittances. The United Nations Development Policy Committee has recommended that Bangladesh graduate from \u201cleast developed country\u201d status and become a \u201cdeveloping country\u201d \u2013 a far cry from Henry Kissinger\u2019s\u00a0denigration\u00a0of post-independence Bangladesh as a \u201cbasket case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bangladesh is\u00a0poised\u00a0to\u00a0become\u00a0a\u00a0bigger\u00a0player in regional and global geopolitics \u2013but the country\u2019s economic success has been accompanied by a slow but persistent descent into authoritarianism. Sometimes the good news about growth and progress clouds the memory of the spirit of the independence movement that gave birth to it \u2013 which embodied a passion for freedom, liberty, the right to independent thought and standing up to injustice and tyranny. This golden jubilee\u00a0is\u00a0a good\u00a0moment\u00a0to reflect on the importance of those values \u2013 values\u00a0that resonate deeply with people in Tower Hamlets, London\u2019s\u00a0East End\u00a0and beyond.<\/p>\n

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PM Sheikh Hasina catches 40 winks during the anniversary celebrations.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina \u2013 the daughter of independence hero Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman \u2013 has consolidated the rule of the Awami League (AL) through punitive crackdowns on the opposition and the muffling of dissent. There is increasingly a feeling that Bangladesh is de facto<\/em> a one-party state that crushes any opposition and dissent, however genuine and justified.<\/p>\n

While the AL enjoys genuine support, there is now evidence that the party won elections in\u00a02018\u00a0and\u00a02014\u00a0which were unfair and manipulated by government interference which aimed to promote candidates from their own party and intimidate the opposition. The democracy score awarded to Bangladesh by the well respected organisation Freedom House declined by more than 30% in seven years (2013-2020). Just how bad things have become was exposed in the recent Al-Jazeera investigative documentary All the Prime Minister\u2019s Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Bangladesh resorts to authoritarian measures – like random vehicle checks.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The persistent decline of democratic norms and the gagging of opposing voices is against the spirit of Bangladesh’s own brave independence struggle and movement. I would go as far as to argue that\u00a0Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur\u00a0Rahman\u00a0would be ashamed of the tactics and approach deployed by his daughter\u2019s authoritarian Government.\u00a0Not only that, but Bangladesh\u2019s backsliding\u00a0on democracy risks jeopardising its economic success. This is why I hope this caution and criticism is taken in the spirit in which it is offered \u2013 for the love of Bangladesh and its great people.<\/p>\n

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PM Sheikh Hasina greets Indian PM Modi as he arrives in Bangladesh for the anniversary celebrations.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The consolidation of power by intimidation of dissenters by the Awami League contributes to corruption and cronyism. In addition, Sheikh Hasina\u2019s AL Government\u2019s draconian curbs on internet freedoms, like the one exercised in Jammu and Kashmir by the Modi Government in India, are seriously damaging the country\u2019s economy, especially digital enterprise \u2013\u00a0and setting alarm bells for the foreign investors.<\/p>\n

To strengthen its impressive economic record this far and to curb its gradual slide into authoritarianism, Prime Minister Hasina would do well to focus on addressing persistent income inequality and poor transportation infrastructure.\u00a0 She should also reverse her Government\u2019s anti-democratic mindset in favour of dialogue and a viable and equitable political process. In doing so, she will be honouring the spirit of her father\u2019s independence struggle.<\/p>\n

If she does not reverse her slide into authoritarianism, Bangladesh\u2019s democracy will continue to suffer, the nation\u2019s international reputation will nosedive further, and its chances of obtaining that promotion to \u201cdeveloping country\u201d will suffer severe setbacks. If she does not change course, Bangladesh\u2019s future might not be as bright as the proud nation\u2019s extended 50th birthday celebrations suggest.\u00a0Bangladesh deserves better from\u00a0Bangabandhu\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n

\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:
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\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span>
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