Govt ignores BNP’s threat, happy with achievements:Daily Sun

  Present Awami League government does not pay any heed to major opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s threat to unseat the government through movement as it is in a position to cash the achievements earned in six months in office. The recent victory in the Bay of Bengal over India bolsters its achievement along with strengthening bilateral relations with China, Japan and India, AL insiders sa
y. “The government has made a significant achievement in six months in office. We do not bother about opposition’s threat but we are concerned about the slide in law and order and spiral of prices of essential commodities,” said a senior leader wishing not to be named. BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been threatening the government with waging movements after the Eid-ul Fitr but the AL believes that it will be able to woo the countrymen through its achievement, earned in its six month in the office. After assuming office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government strengthened bilateral relations with China, Japan and India and won the maritime dispute with India. Some leaders say that the party may face the wrath over the slide in the law and order and spiral of prices of essential commodities as it directly hit hard the commoners. Over the BNP’s effort to maintain healthy relation with foreign countries, they think that the Western countries may remain with the incumbent government for some of its positive changes in its six month amid the BNP’s hectic effort of maintaining healthy relations with foreign countries. They say that the developed countries may extend their sincere support to the government to move forward fearing a collapse in trade and investment while Indian External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Dhaka would encourage the foreign countries to continue to work with the government. Observers say that the Western countries seem to have backtracked from their earlier stance over the incumbent government’s effort of strengthening the bilateral relations with regional countries. The recent statement of Nisha Desai Biswal, US assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, US ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena and British High Commissioner Robert Gibson proved that they changed their earlier stance. After assuming office, Hasina visited Japan and China and she was assured of getting $11 billion as financial assistance. The premier’s visit to China and Japan and Indian foreign minister’s visit to Dhaka made the government politically benefited as the US cleared its stance in favour of the government after Sushma Swaraj’s visit. Deshai at a programme told reporters in USA that US was eager to see healthy relations between Bangladesh and India in combating the terrorism. “Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India will be strengthened further for the peace and security in South Asia,” she said, adding that her country would keep its effort on for Bangladesh’s economic progress.