[lbo-talk] Over 400 blasts rock Bangladesh; 2 dead, 140 hurt

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Fri Aug 19 07:57:52 PDT 2005


sharif islam wrote:


>The drishtipat, a human rights group, has some commentary on their
>blog (http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/) about it. They also have the
>translated leaflet that was dispersed.
>
>--Sharif

Thanks very much. Can you explain why the Left in Bangladesh is weak? (I am comparing Bangladesh with West Bengal where the Left Front has ruled continuously for 30 years.)

AFAIK, Bangladesh has achieved good progress in Human Development despite political instability and the rise of fundamentalism. According to Jean Dreze, Bangladesh has overtaken in India in important human development indicators. What's your take?

Ulhas

Ulhas



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