Bangladesh
Awami League
| Main
features of Awami League�s Election
Manifesto 2001 are as follows:
1.
Institutionalizing democracy
Democracy
and the rule of law will be further
expanded, consolidated and established
in all spheres. The National Parliament
will be the centre of all political
activities.
2.
Good governance and Administrative Reforms
A
modern, corruption-free and people-oriented
administration will be set up ensuring
efficiency, accountability and transparency
in all levels to establish good governance
in the country. The age-limit for government
service will be raised to 60 years in
stages.
3.
Law and Order Corruption
Strong
measures would be taken to uproot violence,
improve law-and-order situation and
ensure will security of life and property
of all citizens. An independent Anti-Corruption
Council will be established.
4.
Poverty alleviation
Highest
priority would be given on poverty alleviation.
Pension schemes for the elderly poor,
widows and distressed women, allowances
for disadvantage freedom fighters would
be continued and expanded. Implementation
of �One home one farm� programme, creating
jobs for unemployed youths, rehabilitation
of the displaced people in the ideal
villages, �Home Return Scheme� for the
slum-dwellers would be extended and
housing for all would be provided in
stages. Rehabilitation programme will
be taken to curb begging.
5.
Interest of the farmers and modernization
of agriculture
The
present policy of making fertilizers,
high-yielding seeds, pesticides, irrigation
machinery and other agriculture materials
available to the farmers at fair prices
and giving necessary subsidy would be
continued. The trend of attaining self-sufficiency
and excess yield in the production of
fish, mils, eggs, meat etc. together
with food grain would be pursued. Profitable
price for agricultural products would
be ensured. �Land policy� would be implemented
and allotment of government khas lands
among the landless would continue.
6.
Industry and commerce
Steps
would be taken for speedy industrialization.
Special attention would be given to
the expansion of export-oriented industries
and setting up of agro-based industries.
Private enterprises, foreign and domestic
investments in industries would be encouraged.
All efforts would be made for the expansion
of IT industry and e-commerce.
7.
Education, culture and human resource
development
The
country would be made free from illiteracy
by 2003. All- out initiatives would
be taken to implement scientific and
pro-people national education policy
and enhance the standard of education.
The entire primary education would be
nationalized. Special priority would
be given on female education and it
would be made free upto the degree level.
Separate public service commission would
be instituted for the teachers. Further
they will be provided 100 percent government
contributions.
Efforts
would be taken for the development of
national culture and creation of free
atmosphere and opportunity for cultural
activities throughout the country. The
International Mother Language Institute
would be developed as a world-class
institution. No law would be enacted
in contrary to the holy Quran and Sunnah.
Due respect would be shown to the teachings
and values of all religions.
8.
Health services and family welfare
Health
services would be available to the doorsteps
of the people of implementing National
Health Policy and setting up 18 thousand
community clinics (1 clinic for every
6,000 people). Crash programme would
be taken in hand to solve the arsenic
problem.
9.
Women�s empowerment and rights of children
The
number of reserved seats for women in
the Parliament would be doubled (i.e.60)
and system of direct elections would
be introduced. New steps would be taken
for achieving women�s rights, dignity
and empowerment. Stringent measures
would be taken to stop violence against
women and children.
10.
Workers and labour policy
Just
wage for workers, right of trade union
according to ILO. Convention and enhancement
of their standard of living would be
ensured. The policy of handing over
the industrial units to the management
of the workers would continue. Effective
measures would be taken to prevent frequent
accidents in the garment industry.
11.
Independence of Judiciary and assurance
of Justice
Judiciary
would be separated from the Executive
Department, the initiative to appoint
an Ombudsman will be effected and necessary
steps would be taken to make judicial
proceedings fast and dynamic.
12.
Local government and empowerment of
people
In
order to decentralise the power and
empower the people, in the village,
union, upazilla and district level,
four-tier autonomous democratic local
governments will be given full shape.
If the Awami League forms the government,
zilla parishad and upazila parishad
elections will be held on
priority basis. Every union sadar
will be made the centre of local socio-economic,
administrative and development activities.
Every upazilas sadar will be turned
into municipality and will be made full-fledged
townships.
13.
Transportation and physical infrastructure:
Nationwide
road networks will be built centred
around unions. Steps will be taken for
the expansion and development of transportation
throughout the country including the
building of the Padma Bridges every
upazilla will be brought under digital
telephone networks. Flyovers, underpasses
and monorails will be built to reduce
traffic congestion in the big cities,
including Dhaka and Chittagong.
14.
Electricity, energy and mineral resources:
Electricity
will be supplied to every village. Measures
will be taken to reduce load shedding
by better production and distribution
of electricity according to the need.
Gas supplies will be assured for the
north and southwestern regions of the
country through pipelines over the Bangabandhu
Bridge. We will remain ever committed
to the interest of the country in respect
of the use and exploration of gas and
mineral resources.
15.
Mass media and free flow information:
The
law enacted by us to make Radio and
Television autonomous institutions free
from party influences, will be made
effective, the freedom of newspapers
will be protected.
16.
Environment and Water resources:
Measures
will be taken for the planned usage
of water resources, prevention of erosion
of riverbanks, and permanent solution
of the flood problem. To save the ecological
balance, the conservation of forests
and tree plantations will be encouraged
and C.N.G. gas will be made available
for petrol using cars to create a pollution-free
environment.
17.
Science and Technology:
In
order to make the nation more up to
date in scientific and technological
research and to achieve world standard
in scientific practices, there will
be increased opportunities for original
scientific research.
18.
Sports:
Special
emphasis will be given to planned initiative,
management, training and improved infrastructural
facilities to improve the overall standard
of sports.
19.
Underdevelopment Regions and Communities:
Development
of all regions of the country, equal
rights for all religious and ethnic
minority communities will be assured.
Steps will be taken to preserve the
language, culture and heritage of the
tribal communities.
20.
Defence:
Through
advanced training, equipment and increased
facilities, a skilled, professional,
dependable and modern defence force
will be built.
21.
Foreign Policy:
In
the case of foreign policy, we will
be committed to the principal of �Friendship
towards all, malice towards none�. Through
mutual talks with India, the border
problems will be solved. Bangladesh
will play a greater working role in
the United Nations peace missions.
Fellow
brothers and sisters, please give your
mandate for this manifesto so that we
can bring economic emancipation, alleviate
poverty and work towards development
to put a smile in thee faces of our
teeming millions. Please cast your vote
in favour of Bangladesh Awami League�s
election symbol, Boat and give us another
chance to serve the country.
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Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh
Preamble
Like
other political parties Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
is not a merely political party with the aim of
ruling the country or ascending power. The main
objective of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh is to
establish a complete equitable and well-rounded
social order in the world on the basis of the
Quran and Sunnah uprooting all sorts of man's
oppression over man including the oppressed from
the world through introducing the law of Allah
on His earth. Bangladesh is our beloved birthland.
She is 1,47,570 square kilometer in area. Her
130 million people are now living in abject poverty,
deprivation, pecuniary distress and frustration.
Exploitation of the colonial regime, the governments'
misrule, corruption, persecution and plundering
in the recent period pushed Bangladesh, burdened
with over population but limited wealth, towards
excessive misfortune. Today Bangladesh is one
of the under developed countries of the world.
At present Bangladesh is also being recognized
as number one corrupt country of the world. Characteristic
geologistic and environmental situation, perennial
natural calamity, flood, drought, cyclone, tempest,
destruction of forest, loss of harvest have made
the people of this country more distressed and
dependent on others. Not only that in consequence
of failure and misrule of the vested political
quarter who is incompetent, ineffective, selfish
and greedy, economy, foreign policy even interior
administrative system of the country are largely
dependent on others as well. Economy of Bangladesh
is completely hostage in the hands of International
organizations like The World Bank, ADB and IMF
etc. A section of NGOs backed by foreign donor
agencies which are ready to sell out the whole
existence of the nation including independence,
sovereignty, culture and heritage of Bangladesh
to their masters, have now spread their conspiratorial
network in every nook and corner of the country.
In the meantime, these NGOs have emerged as new
East India Company under the garb of relief and
missionary organizations. They are gradually going
to control economy, education system and information
media of Bangladesh.
Despite
its various limitation Bangladesh, small in size,
may be bearer of infinite potentiality of prosperity
due to its own culture, rich language, glorious
history and tradition and above all characteristic
geopolitical and strategic position. Bangladesh
which has vast plain land with full of silt washed
from the river and greenery may be one of the
agricultural developed countries of the world
for its vast fertile soil. Thousands of mile internal
rivers, hundreds of square kilometre vast marshy
land, long sea beach of Bangladesh manifest the
possibility of its abundant fish resources. Hill
and forest, varieties of wild animals, tribal
tradition and folk culture, boundless exquisite
sea sandy land and captivating green pollution-free
rural cosmos of this country hint the prospect
of a prosperous tourist industry. Bangladesh has
a large conglomeration of known and unknown and
discovered and undiscovered mineral gas under
her soil which is one of mineral gas rich countries
of the world. Not only that various mineral resources
including extensive quantity of coal, limestone,
hard rock, fuller's earth, heavy mineral materials
have been discovered in Bangladesh. The Sundarban
of this country having the most attractive Royal-Bengal
Tiger, is the largest mangrove forest of the world.
Inspite of having enormous potentialities of natural
resources the condition, which prevails in Bangladesh
today, should not be so. Bangladesh would be built
up as a happy and prosperous and advanced model
of trade and industry and modernity through proper
management of infinite God-gifted wealth and successful
and rightful governance and sense of direction
by country's politicians and policy makers.
Regardless
of having endless prospect, the cardinal reason
behind such poverty, backwardness and frustrated
situation of Bangladesh lies in the existing politics,
wrong and faulty policy and its use by the politicians
of this country. To get rid of such misery and
backwardness of the country and the nation steps
will have to be taken to recast economy, education
system and administration i.e. total political
system of this country. In spite of bringing about
revolutionery change in economy, politics and
administration of the country, if directors and
policy makers of these are not built up as honest
and ideal and if the main political system of
this country is not founded on an ideological
basis, it will not be possible to implement any
purpose and make it meaningful. To bring about
a complete, permanent and meaningful freedom for
the country and the nation Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
pines for
bringing a new dimension in politics of
Bangladesh, presenting a different technique whose
principal slogan is "We want the law of Allah,
the rule of honest men." For, only Islam
given by Allah Who is the Creator and Lord of
the universe, our Master, Who revealed the holy
Quran as our complete code of life and sent Hazrat
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) as guide for mankind,
can ensure a complete solution to all problems
of world citizenry including Bangladesh. For this
reason Jamaat-e-Islami believes that only Islam
which is the only chosen religion of Allah, and
its implementation at individual, state and social
levels is the panacea to all sorts of problems
in Bangladesh. Simultaneously, Jamaat-e-Islami
also believes that honest people who lead their
life in the way directed by Allah's Code Al-Quran
and shown by His Prophet (PBUH) are able to set
up a balanced, humanist, exploitation-free and
progressive society uprooting all sorts of persecutions,
misrule, misery and poverty from Bangladesh through
establishing a competent leadership in the true
sense. Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh is an organization
which is pledge-bound to hasten people's economic
and social emancipation, cultural prosperity,
preserve history and tradition and independence
and sovereignty, wipe out repression on women
and child bring about welfare and freedom of all
people irrespective of caste, creed, colour, protect
natural and human environment of the country and
make it developed and implement all kinds of constructive,
welfare-oriented and humanist steps. The Jamaat
is an Islamic and socio-political organization
to establish the law of Allah and the rule of
honest men for implementing the above mentioned
issues in this country through participating in
politics of democratic elections. This organization
does not have any interest to grab power hastily
and by any means. Rather the Jamaat has been struggling
in a systematic way as per its short and long
term plan with a view to establishing Allah's
Deen and freeing humanity. At present the Jamaat
has been able to create Islamic resurgence in
Bangladesh by its ceaseless, relentless, selfless
and constitutional efforts for last 50 years.
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has also been able
to set up innumerable number of religious institutions,
Mosques and Madrasahs, social welfare organizations,
higher education institutions including school,
college, madrasah in harmony with ideal and modernity,
cultural centres, publishing of newspapers and
compiling of Islamic literature in this country
by its numerous dedicated and ideal leaders and
workers. These have been playing great role in
making an Islamic as well as progressive atmosphere
enriched with human intellectuality in the country
in a different way. Also in the conventional politics
of Bangladesh the Jamaat has been able to introduce
a distinct Islamic as well as ideological trend.
Not only that it was Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
which first mooted the concept of Caretaker government
which has been introduced in today's politics
of Bangladesh.
Politics
of Jamaat-e-Islami aims at implementing and approving
those which Allah directed to approve and implement
in the society through His prophet (PBUH) in His
Quran and freeing individual, country and nation
from those which He forbade. That is why Jamaat-e-Islami
pines for setting up a corruption-free, happy,
prosperous, independent and sovereign state and
social order. To implement the above aim Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh shall support welfare and public-oriented
and democratic principles and activities of all
democracy-loving and patriotic forces and resist
all activities which run counter to the interest
of the country and nation and the Quran and Sunnah.
The Jamaat believes that it is possible only for
an elected government to achieve this goal with
the support of the people.
Ahead
of the above-mentioned policies Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh is announcing this election manifesto
of the coming general election. The Jamaat is
pledge-bound to relentlessly endeavour for implementing
it inside and outside of the parliament.
Constitutional
and legal reforms
Bangladesh
shall be declared an Islamic Republic on the basis
of Sovereignty of Almighty Allah. The Holy Quran
and Sunnah will be the only source of all laws
in the Republic. All repressive black laws like
Special Powers Act and Public Safety Act shall
be repealed in order to guarantee the people's
fundamental rights. The judiciary shall be separated
from the Executive in toto. Civil and criminal
Procedure codes shall be suitably amended for
ensuing easy and quick disposal of cases and in
the interest of justice.
Administrative
Reforms
An
honest, able, responsible and accountable administration
shall be built up so that people of the country
can accept the officials and employees as friend
of the country. Administrative reforms shall be
undertaken so that governments service structure,
rules and institutions are reorganised and reshaped
to suit the requirements of an independent Islamic
welfare State. Efficiency and qualification shall
be considered as standard in respect of appointment
of all officials and employees. Democratically
elected local Government bodies shall be established
and the administration shall be decentralized.
Bureaucratic intricacy, masterly behaviour, nepotism,
bribery and corruption shall be uprooted from
all tiers of Administration with an iron hand.
Defence
In
order to defend the great independence and sovereignty
of Bangladesh and regional integrity a strong
and effective Army shall be built up by making
provision for modern weapons, technology and training.
Priority and encouragement shall be given in respect
of establishing defence related industries. Necessary
modern weapons shall be collected for land, navy
and air forces, Members of the Armed Forces shall
be imbibed with the spirit of Jihad on the basis
of Islamic ideology. All able- bodied citizens
ranging from 18 to 45 years of age shall be under
military and civil defensive training in order
to defend the country.
Law
and order and Terrorism
The
rule of law shall be established in full force.
The safety and security to the life, property
and honour shall be ensured. Culprits irrespective
of party affiliation however mighty shall be brought
to book. All social
crimes such as terrorism, extortion, killing,
dacoity, kidnapping, rape, oppression on women,
hijacking, smuggling, drug business and trafficking
shall be curbed with an iron hand. Necessary steps
shall be taken to ensure that the innocent people
do not fall victims to unnecessary harassment
and punishment. Pay scales of the officers and
employees serving under the law enforcing agencies
shall be revised. They shall be given honourable
salary and suitable accommodation shall be arranged
for them. They shall be given necessary professional
and moral training and fully equipped with modern
equipment and requisite number of vehicles. In
proportionate to the rising population the number
of police stations and police out posts shall
be increased.
Corruption
Corruption
is the main obstacle to economic development and
progress. In order to eradicate corruption the
Anti-Corruption Department shall be made stronger
and independent. Rigid laws shall be enacted against
corruption and exemplary punishment shall be metted
out against the guilty person or persons.
Education
Education
sector shall be given highest importance. In order
to free the nation from the curse of illiteracy
all citizens shall have equal access to education.
Primary education shall be made compulsory while
Secondary and Higher education shall be made free
of cost phasewise. Necessary steps shall be taken
to minimise educational expenses. Sufficient
number of Schools, Madrasahs, Colleges
and Universities shall be established for girls.
Vocational education and necessary science-technology
research shall be encouraged. The teachers of
all educational institutions including Moktob,
Madrasah, School, College shall be paid honourable
salary under the preview of a separate Pay-scale
and necessary training shall be imparted to them.
For the spread of religions and general education
sufficient number of primary Schools, Government
Schools, Colleges and Madrasahs and Universities
including one
Furkania Madrasah in every village shall
be established. Kamil Madrasahs in every division
shall be upgraded to Islamic university phasewise.
Adult education shall be given priority. All arrangements
shall be taken so that an atmosphere of all modern
and advanced education including information technology,
computer science at all levels of education and
facilities could be created. Moral and ideological
education shall be arranged at all levels.
Radio,
Television and Mass media
Healthy
and creative thinking shall be developed in literature,
culture and mass Media. Moral based programms
which are helpful for flourishing
the actual thinking and feeling of people
and human qualities shall be publicised in all
mass media including Radio, Television, Timely
pay scale shall be introduced for journalists
employed in newspapers, necessary steps shall
be taken for implementing it and befitting training
shall be given to them for enhencement
of their professional skill.
Economic
Reforms
All
steps shall be undertaken to make the country
self-reliant economically. Basic needs of all
citizens such as food, cloth, education, medicare
and accommodation shall be ensured. The national
economic system shall be reformed in the light
of Islamic principles by abolishing usury from
all economic tiers, 'Jakat' money collected from
the rich shall be distributed among the poor in
order to eradicate hunger, poverty and unemployment
and all sort of persecutions. All-out arrangement
shall be taken to fulfil Islamic rights. Initiative
shall be taken to achieve economic development
and growth through proper utilisation of land,
labour, capital, raw materials and natural wealth.
For protection and proper development of indigenous
industries, compatible import policy shall be
declared stopping hoarding, black-marketing, smuggling
from all levels. Necessary steps shall be taken
to make a market of exporting local goods and
obstacles shall be removed in this regard . Necessary
steps shall be taken to invest suitably the money
remitted by the expatriate Bangladeshis, For boosting
up the country's economy pragmatic economic relation
shall be built up with other states including
China, Mayanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,
India, Thailand, Pakistan, Iran simultaneously.
Agriculture
In
order to turn agriculture, the highest important
sector of the country, into a profitable vocation
modern agricultural equipments, seeds, fertilizer,
pesticides including subsidy irrespective of deserving
cases shall be available. Effective measures shall
be taken so that growers are assured of fair price
for agricultural products. Interests on agricultural
loan shall be exempted in full and interest-free-loan
as well rural credit shall be made easily available
to farmers. In order to enhance the income of
farmers preservation of valuable fruits and vegetables
including set up of country-wide agricultural
industry shall be ensured for their commercial
utilisation and exports. Fallow land coupled with
abandoned streams, canals, rivers and rivulets
and derelict ponds shall be re-excavated to make
them cultivable. All possible steps shall be taken
to protect crops from the ravages of floods, droughts,
tidal forces and hilly torrents. For economic
development agricultural afforestation, social
afforestation and improved cultivation in respect
of tea, rubber and fruits and vegetables shall
be brought about in accordance with planned scientific
method.
Industrial
policy
Industrial
units shall be set up in a planned way in different
regions of the country at both government and
private initiatives with a view to flourish industry,
gain self-reliance and enhance export of industrial
goods removing existing irregularities in industrial
sector. Industrial unit except defence and important
public sectors shall be brought under the public
sector phase by phase and in this regard it will
be observed that equitable rights of people and
labourer and employees are not ignored. All able-bodied
persons shall be imparted job-oriented training
to build them up as auxiliary force for industrial
promotion. For promotion of the government industry
and expansion of its markets appropriate measures
shall be taken. In this connection due wages and
security of government labourers shall be observed.
Necessary government aid shall be given in flourishing
small and cottage industry. To make up the devastated
loom industry, due interests of weavers loan will
be reduced and further fresh interest free loan
will be allocated and the lost glory of jute industry
restored. Steps shall be taken to modernize, extend
and develop leather, tea, sugar, salt and tourism
industry. Modern greater patrol chemical industries,
fertilizer factories, cement, food, fruits processing
industry shall be built up by utilizing mineral
and forest resources.
Commercial
Policy
Befitting
commercial policy shall be announced keeping extension
of indigenous industry, enhancement of production
of commodity and export development intact so
that the existing commercial deficit with different
countries can end and import and export trade
can be easy and corruption-free. Special attention
shall be given to the import of essential commodities
and raw materials etc for production in commercial
policy. Cooperation in respect of regional and
international trade including export of unconventional
commodities shall be further expanded particularly
with the Muslim world.
Labour
& Labour Policy
The
labour policy of the country shall be reshaped
in the light of Islamic Justice and recommendations
of ILO conventions. In addition to bonus on profit
of industrial and business undertakings policy
of percentage of share of the workers in those
ventures, shall be guaranteed. Lowest salary structure
and disparity between salary and allowances for
the male and female employees shall be narrowed
down gradually. In this regard, training facilities
for the employees in respective trade shall be
ensured. Due compensation shall be paid to the
employees injured or killed in accident while
on duty. Arrangements for housing and medicare
of low-paid employees and education of their children
shall be guaranteed abolishing child labour from
the country.
Communication
system
The
entire country shall be brought under an efficient
transport network. Road communication shall be
so developed as to establish inter-district, inter-thana,
district to thana, thana to union and village
level links and, to that end, roads, highways
bridges, culverts and flyovers shall be constructed
throughout the country. Particularly effective
steps shall be taken to complete the construction
of Padma and Rupsa bridges rapidly. The existing
mismanagement and corruption in the communication
and transport sector shall be done away with.
Air and Railway services shall be developed as
a profitable service organisations meant
for extending dedicated service to passengers.
The river transport system shall be improved and
modernised. Rigid law shall be enacted to resist
river accident. River ports shall be reconstructed,
property maintained and expanded and steps shall
be taken to solve the existing slalemate in this
regard. Proper steps shall be taken to improve
the lot of all transport labourers including poor
rickshapullers, babi-taxi drivers and ensure their
security.
Water,
Electricity and other Sources of Energy
Exploration
and exploitation of abundant oil and gas resources
shall be intensified
giving priority to national interest and
needs. Power generation shall be increased in
order to meet the ever-increasing demand of the
agricultural and industrial sectors. Simultaneously
vigorous efforts shall be made to free the country
from the menace of loadshedding and corruption
in the name of system loss, Electricity supply
shall be gradually extended to all villages of
Bangladesh in the shortest possible time. Steps
shall be taken to ensure proper and planned utilisation
of water resources. Proper and planned exploitation
and utilisation of natural gas, mineral oil and
coal shall be ensured. Attention shall be paid
to the utilisation of energy resources and its
trade protecting the future generation and country's
interest.
Social
Reforms and Religious life
Each
and every Muslim citizens shall be orientated
in unquestioned
faith in Islamic fundamentals, injunctions
and moral values so that Muslim men and women
could acquire knowledge about the fundamental
teachings of Islam easily. All possible steps
shall be taken to establish 'Salat' (prayers).
Laws shall be enacted to stop anti-religious propaganda
and punish those who make indecent remark to religion.
Believers in other religions shall enjoy full
freedom to practise their respective religions.
Imam and Muazzins of all mosques across the country
shall be given due remuneration phasewise.
Mosques shall be exempted from water and
electricity bills. Effective programmes such as
mosques based education, culture, health and development
of environment shall be taken. Activities of Islamic
Foundation shall be extended at all districts
and upzilla levels of the country. Steps shall
be taken to preace Islamic ideology through all
press media including Radio, TV. Newspapers etc.
Wine, gambling and all anti-social works, misdeeds
etc from society shall be stopped with an iron
hand.
Protection
of Environment & Human Resource Development
Scientific
measures shall be adopted for resisting environmental
pollution, preserving ecological balance and improving
the environment, creation of mass awareness and
preservation of the animal-variety. Deforestation
shall be checked with an iron hand.
Planned new forestation shall be encouraged
and government favour shall be given in this regard.
In order to develop human resources, extensive
moral and vocational training shall be imparted
simultaneously, at the same time all out assistance
shall be extended for the flourishment of their
latent talents. All possible assistance shall
be provided to encourage illetrate and half-educated
and disabled men in vocational education at a
great extent with the aim of training them self-reliant.
Various trade course and vocational training course
shall be introduced at every upazilla and union
levels.
Poverty-Alleviation
and Social Security
Jakat
System which is symbol of social security and
prosperity shall be established as compulsory.
'Baitul Maal' (State Treasury) shall be built
up by collecting Jakat and Usahr from the rich
and well-to-do people of the society. The state
shall provide regular help and allowance to the
poor, disabled, blind, deaf, dumb, mentally and
physically handicapped, old, infirm, beggar, urban
homeless people, from 'Baitul Maal' with the objective
of meeting their basic needs. Arrangements for
education of people living in slum areas, poor
and orphan children as well as their social rehabilitation
shall be made.
Rural
Development
Jamaat-e-Islami
wants to carry all civic amenities and service
and security to village. Keeping the majority
population in the country in mind massive development
of rural infrastructure shall be brought about.
Education, medicare, job opportunity, recreation
of the people, unemployed and half unemployed
youths shall be under development programme. Rural
housing project shall be started at the goverment
expense and interest-free housing loan shall be
advanced for the purpose. Electricity, gas and
pure drinking water shall be supplied in rural
areas phasewise. In a word, if Jamaat voted to
power villages will be a new focal point of development.
Medicare
and public health
Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh is pledge-bound to ensure government
primary health and medicare facilities to the
people including all poor and backward children,
women, old free of cost. To ensure madicare facility,
one of man's fundamental rights, a people oriental
health policy including necessary plan shall be
proclaimed. Effective steps shall be taken to
prevent incidences epidemics and infections diseases,
Adulteration of food and manufacture of spurious
medicines shall be curbed with an iron hand. In
proportionate to population standard of system
of modern hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, charitable
dispensaries, Ayurvedi, unani and Homoeo Hospitals
in all parts of the country shall be improved.
Special attention to people of rural areas shall
be paid to medicare facilities for neglected people
of rural areas. To create healthy environment
for the people improved sewerge and drainage system
and cleanliness drive shall be given due importence.
Initiative to set up 'matri sadan' and child medical
centre at every upazila and union level.
Development
of Sports
All
arrangenments for healthy entertainment and development
of games and sports shall be made for physical
and mental flourishing of all citizens. Stadium,
playing grounds, swimming pools, parks including
children's parks shall not only be maintained
and developed but also be modernised. 'Facilities
for better training of our sportsmen shall be
provided in order that they are fully equipped
to participate in the international competitions.
Befilting steps shall be taken to flourish various
games like cricket, football, swimming, shooting,
hockey.
Rehabilitation
of freedom fighters
Because
of partisan narrowness of a certain quarter those
freedom fighters who are leading subhuman life,
they shall be rehabilitated with due honour. Better
treatment for crippled and sick freedom fighters
shall be arranged.
Rights
of Women and children
Women
shall be provided with employment in accordance
with their talent, qualifications and needs in
order to establish the highest dignity and right
of women given by Islam. Oppression on women everywhere
shall be curbed with an iron hand. Full rights
of women shall be preserved. Befitting steps shall
be taken to rehabilitate distressed and shelterless
women including helpess widows. Prostitution shall
be abolished and necessary programmes for rehabilitation
of the affected women shall be undertaken. In
order to implement the slogan " first of
all children" as per the declaration of the
UN timely steps including stoppage of child labour,
rehabilitation of floating children shall be taken
in protecting rights of children.
All kinds of repression on women and children
including Acid throwing, abhorrant dowry system
shall be curbed with an iron hand. Effective steps
shall be taken to provide due honour upon the
women and protection of their rights. The number
of reserved women seat in the parliament shall
be increased.
Right
of non Muslim Citizens
All
people irrespective of caste, creed, religion
shall enjoy equal civic amenities in respect of
citizen's right. Life, property, and honour of
non-Muslim population, their religious freedom
as well as their civic and legal rights shall
be protected. All-out welfare and development
of the scheduled caste shall be brought about.
Seperate identity of the tribal population alongwith
other non-Muslim communities shall be duly respected.
As regards education and employment they will
receive all kinds of facilities and protection.
Foriegn
Policy
Foreign
policy of Jamaat-e-Islami on the basis of this
principle "Friendship with all, malice to
none" shall be pursued. Friendly relations
with all countries in the world including neighbouring
countries shall be established giving priority
to the independence, sovereignty and geographical
identity of the country. An active role shall
be played in different internalional fora for
the country. Any treaty or principle which runs
counter to the country and its interest shall
not be accepted and implemented and all anti-national
black agreements shall be redressed and reviewed
in the light of independence and soveriegnty.
Any state shall not be allowed to use land, river,
sea and air paths of Bangladesh for its military
purpose. A bold and courageous role shall be played
against hagemonic, expansionism, and a state's
interference in another in internal affairs concrete
support shall be extended to seperate identity
of every nation and struggles for establishment
of all nations self-determination. D-8 and SAARC
shall be strengthened and effective initiative
to gain nembership of ASEAN shall be taken. Firm
and Sincere relations with all emerging powers
of the world shall be established. Special relations
with Muslim world shall be maintained.
NGO
programmes
As
a partner in total socio-economic development
of the country any constructive work of local
and internatinal non-government voluntary organizations
(NGO) shall be assisted. Any anti-Islamic and
anti-state programmes of NGO shall be resisted
with an iron hand. NGO Bureau shall be more widen
and stronger for superivising total programmes
of NGOs. Security of NGO workers across the country
shall be ensured. In a word, all-out cooperation
shall be extended to all development-oriented
constructive activities of NGO and Missionery
agencies and all kinds of conspiratorial and anti-national
activities of any agency or institution shall
be curbed through imposing rigid law.
Chittagong
Hill Tracts and tiny nationhood
Befitting
constitutional and humanist steps shall be taken
to defend endangered existence of Chittagong Hill
Tracts, one-tenth part sovereign region of Bangladesh
and preserve all rights and honour of all inhabitants
living there irrespective of caste, creed, religion
including tribal Bangali and non Bangali, Hindu,
Muslim, Buddhist and Christian and above all ensure
the guarantee of their livelihood. All fundamental
rights of all people including tribals living
in all parts of the country including Chittagong
Hill Tracts and backward tiny nationhood shall
be ensured. Any kind of conspiracy against sovereignty
and regional identity of important land from strategic
and geo-political viewpoint and anti-national
activities shall be resisted with an iron hand.
Jatiya
Party (Ershad)
Introduction
Bangladesh earned its independence through a long
bloody freedom struggle but the fruits of independence
have not yet been achieved by the people. The
people have given their lives, shed blood, continued
their movement and even changed governments with
the high hope of having a happy and prosperous
country, economic emancipation, social peace security,
right to franchise and so on, but all their sacrifices
have gone in vain. All these, however, have established
a truth- as to which political party is their
real friend, which party can efficiently and successfully
run the country and achieved meaningful development
for the nation. Since independence till now, by
all yardsticks of judgement and considering the
progress and development achieved in the spheres
of national life, it has been proved beyond doubt
that Jatiya Party's rule of 9 years has been the
golden era of development for Bangladesh since
independence. In the backdrop of this success
and experience, Jatiya Party strongly believes
that it can form the government with the people's
mandate in the coming elections to fulfil the
hopes and aspirations of the nation. Jatiya Party
presents the following manifesto to build a new
Bangladesh:
Political
a. The core principles of Jatiya Party
are peace, prosperity, reconstruction and progress-oriented
politics and modernisation by Which it can go
hand in hand with the rest of the developing world.
Jatiya Party has always been against the politics
of victimization, for smooth sailing of democratic
norms in the country. Instead, it is determined
to set up an atmosphere of mutual understanding
and respect for one another in the country's political
arena.
b.
Jatiya Party does not believe in the Politics
of Hartal (general strike). Appropriate law will
be introduced to the country with a view to stopping
confrontational political activities including
Hartal.
Reconstruction
a. In place of unitary system of central
government, the country may have a few provincial
governments as well as the one in the centre.
It is extremely difficult for one central government
to efficiently rule in a country of 130 million
people utterly beset with multifarious problems.
Therefore, we propose to divide the country into
8 provinces. Each province will have a provincial
assembly and the affairs of the respective province
including all development works will be run by
the provincial governments. The Party Chairman,
Hussain Muhammad Ershad has elaborately explained
his ideas of the provincial system of government
in a separate booklet.
b.
At least 50% of the headquarters located in Dhaka
City will be relocated outside Dhaka City.
Peace and Discipline
a. The police force will be augmented proportionately
to the population of the country and
the police forces will be modernised. Pay and
allowances and ancillary facilities will be increased
for the police.
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Police
will have free rationing
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The
armed forces will be utilized for the country's
development works
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The
Bangladesh Rifles will be strengthened and
necessary measures will be taken to protect
the frontiers
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Pay
and allowances of Ansar and VDP personnel
will be increased and they will be vested
with more powers.
b.
A terror free society will be established. If
Jatiya Party comes to power, it will root out
all terrorist activities from the country within
3 months and all kinds of extortion will be eliminated.
Education
a. Number of schools and colleges will
be increased and arrangements will be made for
free education for both boys and girls up to Higher
Secondary Certificate Examination.
b.
The salary of registered private primary school
teachers will be brought at per with their government
counterparts.
c.
The salary of private schools and college teachers
those are included in the M.P.O. will be increased
by 80 to 100 percent.
d.
Rangpur Karmichel College will be elevated to
an University.
e.
The salary of standard Madrasha teachers will
be raised to the level of government teachers
of their level.
Health
a. A 'Health for all' programme will be
introduced and Health complexes will be set up
at the Union level with 10 beds in each.
b.
Programme will be taken to purify underground
water containing arsenic throughout the country.
Agriculture
a. Agricultural appliances and inputs would
be made easily available. Flair price for agricultural
products would be ensured.
b.
Price of fertilizer and diesel would not be enhanced.
c.
For the welfare of the poor farmers rural banks
known as Palli Bank would be set up. This bank
will generate more rural employment and disburse
credit at a nominal service charge of Tk. 5.00
only. The Rural Bank will give the facility of
repayment of loan installments and service charges
quarterly during harvesting seasons.
d.
Barindra Project of North Bengal will be expanded
as per the original plan.
e.
Rajshahi North irrigation project will be materialised.
Social Development
a. A special allowance would be introduced
for old and incapable people from the state.
b.
Pathakali Trust would be reintroduced for the
neglected children making provision for their
education and vocational training to make them
self-reliant.
c.
Food for work programme would be introduced for
poor rural woman.
Village
Development
a. Having set up the village cluster scheme
the landless and the floating population would
be rehabilitated in each Upa Zila.
b.
Village rationing would be introduced.
c.
A Union Complex would be set up in each union.
By appointing a government official under the
Upa Zila Chairman each union would be set up as
a grass-root institution.
Communication System
a. Effective steps would be taken to eliminate
traffic jam in every populous cities including
Dhaka constructing new roads and fly-over, Steps
would also be taken to transfer the site of Dhaka
Central Launch Terminal from Sadarghat to Pagla.
The proposed Launch Terminal would be most modern
up-to-date.
b.
The big bridges would be constructed on the river
Padma and Tista. The present ferry system would
be replaced by constructing bridges on the small
reevaluates step by step.
Religious
a. Existing laws would be brought in line
with the principles of the Quoran and Sunnah.
Salary will be provided to the Iamam and Muazzin
in of Mosque in 68 thousand village of Bangladesh
b.
Laws contrary Quran and Sunnah shall be amended.
c. Shariah laws would be followed as far
as possible.
d. Special
laws would be made for punishing those making
derogatory remarks against the Prophet (sm) and
the Shariah.
e.
Religious education would be made compulsory at
all levels.
f. Right of the followers of all religion
shall be safeguarded.
Law and Justice
a. Freedom of Judiciary will be ensured.
Judiciary system will be separated from the administration.
The number of High Court Judges will be increased
as per requirements and the facilities and benefits
will be enhanced.
b. The worst
black law of the century- Public Safety Act of 2000,
Special Power Act of 1974 and all other black
laws will be removed.
Woman and child
rights
a. Functioning of the Family Courts would
be further strengthened to protect the rights
of women.
b. Reserved
women's seat will be raised to 64 from 30 after
due amendment to the constitution.
c. Necessary
steps would be taken to protect child mortality
rate.
Labour Welfare
a. Wages for
the labour would be enhanced and a National Minimum
Wage would be declared.
b. To combat
unemployment problem new employment opportunities
would be created.
Industry
a. Foreign and local investments would be
encouraged by bringing back stable and healthy
political environment.
b. Small and
cottage industry enclaves would be set up at all
districts and Upa Zillas.
c. Industrialisation
in the northern region will be expedited through
balanced distribution of gas.
Economy
a. Necessary measures would be taken to make
the country's economy more progressive and forward
looking. Effective measures would be taken to
remove economic disparity of different areas in
the country.
b. New industries
would be set up and industrial credit facilities
would be eased.
c. Strong
measures would be taken to increase foreign exchange
reserve of the country.
d. Bangladeshis
earning abroad would be encouraged to remit more
and more of their savings to the country for fruitful
utilization of their money.
e. Foreign
investment would be made more attractive. A sense
of confidence would be brought back in the investment
climate market and a congenial environment would
be created for small investors.
f. In industrialisation,
foreign investment and bank loan special measures
would be taken for less developed areas in the
country, specially in the northern region.
g. Implementation
of the economic opportunities and acceptance of
the challenges of globalisation and the WTO system
will be arranged.
Energy and Power
a. Rural electrification would be further
extended.
b. Production
of electricity would be brought at a level to
cope up with the country's requirement.
c. A separate
unit of electric production would be set up at
the capital to meet the dire shortage of electric
supply in Dhaka City.
d. All feasible
measures would be undertaken to extend supply
of gas in different parts of the country.
Incentives for
the war of Liberation
a. The incentives for the war of liberation
would be further strengthened.
b. Priority
measures would be undertaken in providing jobs
for the Freedom Fighters.
Sports and culture
a. One cricket
stadium in each of the District will be constructed
within a span of five years.
b. More effective
measures would be undertaken for development of
sports in the country.
c. Country's
culture would receive greater patronization to
counter infiltration of foreign influence in this
field and preserve our national culture.
Aborigine
Interests of the aborigines would be safeguarded.
Environment
Ecological balance for the protection of environment
and the control of environment pollution will
be strengthened.
Other measures
a. Pension for government employees would
be fixed at the terminal point of basic pay.
b. Full-fledged
Upo Zilla system would be reintroduced including
Upo Zilla courts.
c. To protect
the entire Dhaka city from the floods, embankment
project programme undertaken by the Jatiya Party
government which remained totally ignored and
neglected by the last two consecutive governments
would be speeded up.
d. Freedom
of press and mass media would be ensured.
Conclusion
Human civilization has stepped into a phase of
a new millennium side-tracking the old. We have
entered into an age of new technology. This is
a glorious chapter in our lifetime. Jatiya Party
strongly believes in modern and progressive thoughts,
ideals and principles. Jatiya Party have always
moved in tune with the needs and welfare of the
country and the people in good times as well as
in the face of all odds during its 9-year rule.
People still remember it as the golden era of
their political and social life. Even today, it
steadfastly holds on to its commitment and utmost
endeavour to build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh
and a peaceful life for all her citizens free
from hooliganism, snatchery, murder, nepotism,
corruption and misrule. Jatiya Party declares
to end all these maladies of our social and political
life in less than 3 months, if voted to power.
Jatiya Party never held any false promises or
deviate from the fulfillment of its commitments-
Insha Allah, it is determined to fulfil the hopes
and aspirations of the people, come what may.
Let
Jatiya Party serve you better and show once more
how it is different from other political parties
in achieving the country's development works, progress
and prosperity and improving the shattered law and
order situation we have been dipped in. |
