RE: [chottala.com] The Bangladesh Election

Dear Lost dream,
Your lost dream seems to be difficult to be fulfilled as we have seen in the past after election our defeating party leader immediately after her defeat started shouting "Manina Manbona", there is sthul karchupi and there should be another election again and so on. Not like in this country of U.S.A. the defeating leader standing in the same dias congratulating the winning one.
Doullah, Windsor, ON, Canada.

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To: chottala@yahoogroups.com
From: lostadream@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:25:11 -0800
Subject: [chottala.com] The Bangladesh Election

 
Next month we expect the general electionsto be held in Bangladesh, which we hope to be reasonably fair. It is surely a great achievement after so many tainted elections of the past. One party, or a coalition of a few parties, will be declared the winner. Unfortunately, like many backward countries, the losing parties will immediately declare that the election was rigged and/or the voters were not allowed to vote according to their choice. Yes in some instances the allegation could be true but I doubt whether the whole process would be tainted. Then will come the hartals, processions, demonstrations and chaos. The peace of the nation will be lost and development will come to a slow pace.
 
Is there anyway this cycle of violence and demonstrations could be avoided or minimized? I have been thinking about the situation past the election period and I have come up with some suggestions. I know no one will give a hoot to my silly thoughts but yet here I go bouncing my ideas:
 
1. All parties or individuals participating in the elections should sit with the authorities to prepare the groundwork for conducting the elections. Only the voting proceedures not other rules and regulations.
2. All parties should provide sufficient volunteers to monitor the election booths and centers.
3. The Ballot boxes, after votes are cast, should remain in a secured central location, one location for every district.
4. The votes should not be counted till the time all complaints from election centers are addressed and resolved.
5. The votes are to be counted after a week, giving all parties time to cool down.
6. All parties must sign a statement that they will contact the winning candidate and congratulate them for their success and assure solidarity with them. If they fail to contact the winning candidate then they should not be allowed to participate in any future elections.
 
Maybe, we will then find a little peace should the above be followed.
 
Comments?
 
Kind regards.

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