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Chief Adviser: Main focus on holding credible elections
Chief Adviser of the caretaker government Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday informed a visiting US Congressman that his government is working relentlessly to hold free, fair and credible election. Our main focus is on election, he told Congressman Steve Chabot who called on the Chief Adviser at his office.
Chabot, on behalf of the US Congress, congratulated and appreciated the Chief Adviser for his governments steps and efforts in various fields, including the drive against corruption. We commend your efforts, the US Congressman was quoted by an official as saying to the Chief Adviser.
| I'm guessing something was lost in translation. Like the epithet. |
Congressman Chabot and US Ambassador in Dhaka PatriciaButenis offered the US support to the caretaker government if it wants in its efforts to hold free and credible election. Chabot told Dr Ahmed that he would inform the Congress on his return about the laudable steps taken by a bunch of crooks the caretaker government, including in setting the RAB loose maintaining human rights, following due process of law about those arrested around 4 am and the governments lack of awareness about shutter guns moving as per laws of the land.
He said Bangladesh is a moderate country and believes in democracy and the Bangladesh government is moving towards election.
| Because they've had so much experience with democracy in Bangladesh. |
Similarly appreciating the governments efforts, Ambassador Butenis said that during her visit to Washington next week, she would also inform the US State Department about the governments good initiatives and bad outcomes. She said the United States values its relation with Bangladesh.
| "Oh yaassss! You're so important to us!" |
Dr Ahmed said the reconstituted Election Commission is working with various proposals to hold a fair and credible election to realize the peoples aspirations as soon as the military tells them what those aspirations are. Everybody would come to know about the Election Commissions functions and once they sort out the details, he said.
The Chief Adviser said the caretaker government is accountable to the people and there is press freedom in the country.
| Unless they diss the RAB. |
He said Bangladesh attach lot of importance to its relation with USA terming the United States as a very good friend of Bangladesh. The United States is an important development and trading partner of Bangladesh, Dr Ahmed said and thanked the US Congress for its support to Bangladesh in various matters.
| Boy howdy the things our diplomats have to endure. Thought that gas-bag would never shut up! |
Posted by: Steve White 2007-02-24 |
