Fwd: [bangla-vision] Re: [ALOCHONA] Joy pulls for connectivity

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From: Mohd. Haque <haquetm83@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Subject: [bangla-vision] Re: [ALOCHONA] Joy pulls for connectivity
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If I say Joy is not a Bangladeshi, it is not right. If I say what he has been propagating through media specially using DS and PA about the prospect of doubling Bangladesh economy is not real or wrong, it is not right either. Information corridor or gate way can help BD in great deal, wrong? No! Opening up to India allowing more business with them is not uneconomic. Connecting to Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, China or even to Turkmenistan or Turkey is impractical? In this globalised world it is unthinkable, not to think even.   We have heard opening of Jamuna Bridge would raise the GDP by atleast two percent annually. We have also heard curbing corruption would excel the economy by many hundred basis points of GNP. Jamuna bridge is opened for years now, CTG's danda flogged almost everyone to rain in the corruptions- we know the result.   The matter is who is saying it and why?   Recently CPD and Farouk Sobhan was saying, giving transit to India would net in 2% of our GDP. (i would request bloggers to read one article I have posted last week that contained a calculations on how much is 2% and what could be the cost and revenue of and from transhipment). Bangladesh does have a prospect even a greater prospect than can be put in in any economist's table ( I personally believe so). What is absent here is the programs and their designers. Sh. Hasina knwoing the importance of electricity propagated the same way that we will bring enough electricity withing 2 years or very short time. She was not saying anything that was not possible to implement. Than what heppened. Her priority was not that. That is the crux of the issue and all the issues we raise that dash our all hope.   Joy lives in USA for every reason one could expect, than what would made him an architect of anything that cripples BD and for whose interest? We know our ecnomists, social scientists and of course our leaders and Joy may belong to a portion of AL but certainly not to Banagladesh or its politics. Giving anything to India, as we have learned and learning everyday is a one way offering, you can not even expect a 'glass of water' when you are thirsty. It is not only the historical meanness of Indian economical strategy but they can not give their glass to Muslim to drink from (even to a greater majority of Hindu who are outcast according to their culture).      --- On Thu, 9/12/10, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote: From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Joy pulls for connectivity To: Date: Thursday, 9 December, 2010, 1:39 AM Joy pulls for connectivity Tells The Daily Star about negative politics by BNP, why AL should stay in power for longer time Bangladesh sits at the centre of three main drivers of growth in Asia --India, China and South East Asia region. But the country has failed to take advantage of its geographical position by developing connectivity with the three economies for various reasons. One of the reasons is the opposition from BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said. "Without connectivity and trade in this age of globalisation, the pace of growth and investment will not increase," Sajeeb told The Daily Star after a luncheon meeting organised by American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel yesterday. Sajeeb also shared his opinions on confrontational politics, business climate and Bangladesh's potential to almost double its present economic growth at nearly 6 percent. "They [BNP] have taken the name of Bangladesh Nationalist Party literally and…sort of confusing nationalism with isolationism," he said at the programme. "Fortunately, Awami League does not believe in that," he said, adding, AL has moved to establish Bangladesh's connectivity with the region, which will facilitate expansion of trade, transport and investment and boost the country's nearly $100 billion economy. "We'll gain financially. We will get fees for transit of all goods through our land." Aside from connectivity with India, the country will have road links with Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia through the Asian Highway allowing easy access of our goods to those countries, he observed. In addition, as China will be linked with the Asian Highway, bilateral trade between Bangladesh and China will shoot up. "Ultimately, it'll benefit us," said Sajeeb, an IT professional with graduation from Texas University at Arlington, USA. He, however, could not say whether the AL-led government has conducted any study as to how much Bangladesh will gain for providing connectivity to other countries. But he cited a report unveiled at the meeting on the prospect of gains of enhanced trade, investment and economic activities and said, "Many studies were done internationally. You will get it if you go through them." The report, published by Washington-based Asia Advisory Committee, observed that Bangladesh's location could provide it with numerous advantages and opportunities over the next 10 to 20 years, if it develops its economic environment and connecting infrastructure. "It is connectivity. Transit is an aspect. India will get transit and we will get a fee. We must get a fee. Why not," said Sajeeb, who is believed to provide policy advice to realise AL's promise for a Digital Bangladesh by 2021. The government has almost finalised the agreement with India and taken different steps to improve its rail and road network and other infrastructures including telecommunication. On the impact of confrontational politics on business, Sajeeb said the business climate has been affected for lack of "political capability" of a political party. According to him, the "only way" to ensure economic growth, political stability and sustainable democracy in the country is to keep AL in power. He has recently become a member of the party. Asked whether it is good for politics if one party stays in power for long, he said: "It's not bad for politics. Malaysia and Singapore have made progress because of one party. They did not advance by changing parties." http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=165394 ------------------------------------ [Disclaimer: ALOCHONA Management is not liable for information contained in this message. The author takes full responsibility.] To unsubscribe/subscribe, send request to alochona-owner@egroups.comYahoo! 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