I fully agree with your assertions with a "headnote".
Kgaleda regime's legacy vs the present Hasina regime, ceteris paribus, markedly differs in that two stock market looting, loss of Padma Bridge financing, RAB 's mass murder as in Narayangonj among others, have dwarfed the mischief and misrule that occurred during the former.
Although, with lapses of time we all suffer from degree of dimentia, I do not think I postponed my visit to Bangladesh and stopped my writing out of fear of retributions from Khaleda -- Nizami regime for my most critical op-ed. articles in The Daily Star. Today, some of my friends cautioned me about my email comments.
Best,
Abdullah A. Dewan
Eastern Michigan University
-------- Original message --------
From: Syed Hamde Ali
Date:05/16/2014 3:36 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: adewan ,S Turkman ,Politiconomy
Subject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of Lw
There are many who would say that the Khaleda/Tareque depredations bring even the Marcoses to shame, and that Sheikh Hasina still has a long way to go before equalling them in corruption. But what is the difference? It reminds me of an afternoon many years ago when I was playing poker with a bunch of friends. My cousin and I were both losing at one point, and he turned to me and asked "How much are you losing?" "One thousand taka," I replied (as I say it was a long time ago). "Ho ho ho!" he laughed gleefully, "I'm only losing 400 taka!" I just stared at him, and then said "Lucky you." The point is, we are all losing in the end.
From: adewan <adewan@emich.edu>
To: S Turkman <turkman@sbcglobal.net>; Politiconomy <politiconomy@list.emich.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of Lw
Absolutely not. Where did you get the impression that I implied Khaleda--Nijami regime was any better? In both instances, democratically elected government turned into regimes of kleptocracy --differing only in degree, that is to say that at the present time Hasina regime's mischief is leading to ad nauseam.Abdullah A. DewanEastern Michigan UniversitySent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® I I-------- Original message --------From: S TurkmanDate:05/15/2014 7:36 PM (GMT-05:00)To: Abdullah Dewan ,PoliticonomySubject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of LwSure, sure the Non Awami League rule from 1975 to 2005 was the real Democracy, right?On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:04 AM, Abdullah Dewan <adewan@emich.edu> wrote:
The report in the link below gives us some glimpses of the reactions of political courtiers of insignificant parties which are baited with some position and power to form the 14 party grand alliance under Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) leadership. In a country with no rule of law a democratically elected government become a kleptocracy with all its branches: executive, legislative and judiciary get enmeshed in corruption and crimes. There are concerns if Sheikh Hasina is willing (or even has the capacity) to serve the country's interest ahead of her party's hooliganism.
http://www.amadershomoys.com/newsite/2014/05/14/10790.htm#.U3OOb3ZKPSjAbdullah A Dewan
M.Sc(phys), M.S.(nuclr.eng),Ph.D(econ)
Professor and Economics Department Head(i)
Eastern Michigan University
Email:adewan@emich.edu
Ph #(734) 487-3395
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