Press Xpress - Dhaka, Bangladesh

The unique characteristics of leaving few unelected technocrats at the helm of the most important democratic ritual, the election, was once lauded as a necessity in the name of a ‘level playing field’. But the 1/11 saga’s blatant attempt of depoliticizing the political system with technocratic and military personnel has exposed the flaws of the CTG system.

A technocratic government without a popular mandate has zero political accountability, and with that undemocratic by nature. The segments of our domestic and international society who preaches such a process in the name of democracy must realize the shortsightedness of the idea.

Independence Day and with it, a journey toward a mature democratic process is continuing. Disrupting the process with an interim system like Caretaker Government will be disheartening to our democracy, our development, our culture, and our political intellect.

TANZEEN W. BRISTY
Chief Executive Officer