The continued unrest in the industry sector, in particular in the readymade garment (RMG) sector has been manufactured by the people of the ousted Awami League-led authorities and their accomplice countries, Labour and Employment Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain stated at the present time (11 December).
“There is an unrest in the industry sector. This unrest has been created especially in the ready-made garment sector. The fallen authorities and their accomplice countries are growing some issues by becoming a member of palms,” he stated.
The adviser made the remarks whereas addressing an tournament titled ‘Citizen’s Competition’ specializing in voter consciousness and citizen activities in Agargaon of Dhaka. The tournament used to be jointly organised by The Starvation Mission and Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) at the Bangladesh Funding Building Authority (BIDA) Auditorium.
Extra speaking about the unrest in the RMG sector, he stated, “The workers are no longer growing issues. They are being aged to make issues. Now we possess to be cautious about the international forces who are inciting the unrest in the RMG sector.”
Sakhawat, a feeble election commissioner, furthermore talked about the old nationwide elections. “Till now, a total of 4 nationwide elections were acceptable each at residence and in a international nation.”
Criticising the AL regime for the final three elections, he stated, “We do no longer possess to head in a international nation to be taught to slay elections. The final three elections below the Awami League authorities had been the final nail in the coffin of democracy. The dwell result is visible- each institution of the verbalize has been destroyed.”
“Elections aged to be esteem gala’s. But the people might perchance per chance per chance no longer vote in the final 15 years. An election becomes credible only when it is participatory. No longer only political events however spontaneous participation of the voters is furthermore wanted,” the adviser added.
Sakhawat hoped the following election, on every occasion it might perchance per chance perchance well per chance occur, would be different.
“I hope those that will steal half in the following election possess taken lessons from the previous three elections. This might perchance per chance per chance also be miserable if they’ve no longer performed so,” the adviser extra stated.
While speaking as chief guest at the programme, Sakhawat urged everyone to dwell alert about their rights as voters so as that no person’s voting rights get snatched away by any individual.
Secretary of Shujan and Chief of Election Gadget Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumder, who used to be furthermore demonstrate at the tournament, stated even supposing everyone is accountable for the present verbalize of the nation, politicians are extra responsible than any individual else.
“Politicians failed to implement the promises they’d made. To get out of this danger, the political events need reforms. But this can’t be imposed. The political events possess to bear reform out of their have volition. Nothing shall be performed if the electorate enact no longer develop into mindful, as they’re the householders of this nation,” Badiul stated.
Hoping that the caretaker authorities device will come help via the court docket’s verdict on 17 December, Badiul added everyone wishes the caretaker authorities device to manufacture a comeback.
“All people has to behave as a watchdog so as that the caretaker authorities device doesn’t walk away as soon as extra,” Badiul added.