Q. The Government in Bangladesh is doing sufficient and enough, being a third world nation.

Support or reject the statement being Management or Union as you represent in class

Answer: “Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it” – Mahatma Gandhi

We can see Governance as a reflection of the state in giving rise to development. As we know
Government plays various role to state and of all the various roles, economic role is one of the
essential role which leads to a country to the pinnacle of development. The Government in
Bangladesh played a vital role in developing the Economy of Bangladesh over the years.

Firstly, we know that Bangladesh is an agro-based country. The primary occupation is agriculture
along with activities including farming, fishing, poultry etc. If we look at the statistics, 67% labor
force is engaged in agriculture in Bangladesh. They produce 22% of the country’s GDP. We know that
the productivity was not quite well, it is mainly because of improper land tenure system, primitive
technology of ploughing and irrigation etc. In order to overcome the low productivity, Government
adopted several strategies including land changes, new occupancy framework, monetary
sponsorship etc for the development. GDP from Agriculture in Bangladesh increased to 10468.80
BDT Million in 2018 from 10117.30 BDT Million in 2017. GDP from Agriculture in Bangladesh
averaged 8879.79 BDT Million from 2006 until 2018

In the 3rd Five Year plan the Government of Bangladesh had given huge emphasis on the
development of basic and heavy industries like steel, iron, cement, power etc. Although consumer
goods industries are growing up properly, but the capital goods industries have lost their
momentum. Most of the industries have become sick and weak. To save these situations, in 1991
the Government of Bangladesh adopted New Industrial Policy. By the policy of privatization, the
government gives enough license to the private sectors for developing consumer goods industries
along with few heavy engineering goods.

Government is investing huge amount money of for the development of overhead capitals like
energy, power, transport, communications, education, health, housing etc. Moreover, the
government is also giving stress on the development of other tertiary sectors like banking finance,
insurance etc. Example: GDP growth increasing per yer. Such as-Under-five mortality rate in
Bangladesh is 32 per 1,000 live births, according to new mortality estimates released by Unicef,
WHO, the UN Population Division, and the World Bank Group, on Thursday. It has significantly gone
down from 532,000 deaths in 1990 to 100,000 in 2017.

Government of Bangladesh allocates their resources (both material and human resources) to all
sectors and level. Such as- In 2017-18 FY , sector-wise budget allocation plan, Muhith kept aside the
biggest chunk of 14.6 per cent for education and technology, followed by 12 per cent for transport
and communication, 11.1 per cent for interest payment, 7.1 per cent for subsidies and incentives, 7
per cent for local government and rural development, 6.3 per cent for miscellaneous expenditure,
5.6 per cent each for three sectors -- defense, public order and security and pension, 5.4 per cent for
energy and power, 5.1 per cent for social security and welfare, 5 per cent for health, 3.7 per cent for
agriculture and 3.1 per cent for public administration.
Government have taken some crucial steps for ensuring reduce poverty and also has taken some
steps for self-employment of man and women. Government allocates 5162 cr tk for development of
1 lakhs 20 thousand villages.

Vital steps are given below:

 One House, One Firm.

 Giving loan or grant to poor people with few interest rate or not.

 Given fertilizer by the Agriculture Office to poor farmers.

 Monthly 400/- allowance poor old age people.

The Government of Bangaldesh took the policy of MRTP (Monopolies and Restrictive Trade
Practices) Act to control the economy from the hand of few monopolists and also to stop consumers,
exploitation. Moreover, the state also adopts social monopoly like Bangaldesh Railway, Post &
Telegraph to give a bit of relief’ to the common mass.

In spite of several direct roles, the government also plays different indirect roles for the rapid
economic development of the country. These indirect measures or roles are briefly given below:

Against

At present, Good governance in Bangladesh is far from the actual consonance of the term. There are
several factors and issues that are constraining the very process of good governance. The major
factors are corruption, inefficiency of bureaucracy, politicization of administration, non-observance
of the rule of law etc. The main issues and problems for ensuring good governance in Bangladesh are
bellows:

a) Corruption

Corruption is a big obstacle in the way of good governance in Bangladesh.

Corruption has become so rampant that Bangladesh currently belongs to the

world's leading corrupt nation's. It promotes the interest of a few ovel many

rampant corruption slow down the investment and growth. It prevented a fair

distribution of national wealth and broadened the gap between rich and poor.

Which is most dangerous is that it is mainly responsible for the breakdown

of law and order in the country.

b) Inefficiency of Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy is inevitable in any society or state, an inseparable part of an

organized society.16 But the bureaucracy of Bangladesh is not efficient in

management and administration. The capacity of policy implementation of

our bureaucracy is very poor. Bureaucrats are not accountable and

transparent to the people. Lack of bureaucratic accountability can be

attributed inter-alia to bureaucratic corruption. But there is no effective

mechanism to make them accountable and transparent.

c) Political interference in administration

In our country administration is always to work and the influence of party in

power. So, here nepotism is widespread and administration is always unfair.

The administration can not take any free and fair decision. Sometimes,

political influence breech factionalism in the administration which in turn

result in demoralization, utter negligence of work and often serious tension

among the bureaucrats. Ministers, especially those with greater political

strength and influence and initiative, tended to stress their overall

supervisory role to dominate and direct those in administration who versed

under them, from secretaries downwards. In such situations the ministers

virtually inclined to act as executive heads of their ministries, though they

did not have to take the responsibilities either of the executive head or the

principal accounting officer responsibilities which still technically and

substantially remained with the secretaries.17

d) Nepotism
Nepotism is another curse of our politics and administration. The rules in our

country pursue nepotism. They give privilege and under advantage to their

family members, kiths and kins on public resources. So the mass people

remain after regime.

e) Improper and non-observance of the rule of law

In true and real sense the application of rule of law in Bangladesh follows a

course of selective and discretionary application.18 It is said that laws are

there but there are applied only in favor of privilege people or class. As a

result justices suffer and denied to the common people. And this

environment affect out right the basic rights of the poor and the social place

elides although that is an important aspect of good governance.

f) Improper use of resources

The fund flow in Bangladesh is not smooth the local government, especially

the union parishad. Beside, this fund is not utilized properly and very often

diverted to other purposes. So, the ordinary people can not get efforts, if any,

of ensuring good governance.