J.S.D. The Political Party Col. Taher
Belonged
Introduction:
The history of mankind is a tale of action – reactions,
conflicts, oppression and struggles. It is the oppressed and exploited
mass who rejecting the old and the stale system bring abort the
changes in society. So also in Bangladesh, time
and again, the people have successfully evicted the foreign rules and
exploiters. Independence from the British in 1947 did not bring any
freedom to the people, for they were subjected to a devious and
systematic exploitation by the new rules – the Pakistanis this
exploitation led to a bloody war of independence which lasted long
nine months in the 1971. The sovereign state of Bangladesh was thus
established.
But the Awami League leadership of independent Bangladesh they
started ruling the country with the same old colonial bureaucratic
administrative set up, colonial laws and regulations. The army was
enchained in the age old colonial bureaucratic set up and the backward
exploitative ecomonic system was retained. The foreign rules were
replaced only by their collaborators- the local exploiting class. The
people were thus deprived of their emancipation. Therefore, the
popular struggle against oppression and exploitation has not cased.
The
social structure of Bangladesh and the position of the people:
Needless to say, the social system of Bangladesh is
capitalistic, but it is backward, weak and reactionary in nature. The
remnants of feudal culture is still existing.
The ruling class have paid lip service to popular
particular in the running of state affairs, but have done nothing to
change the state machinery established by the British and used by the
Pakistanis. Even the administrative unit closest to the people – the
Union Parishad is not free from bureaucratic
representatives are superseded by a power hungry, corrupt and
antipeople bureaucracy in the running of state affairs.
Though the police is meant for maintaining law and order,
it is being mainly used for political repression. So, to the people,
it apprear as a symbol of terror, rather than peace.
Similarly, the army
is still directed along its colonial lines. The ruling class has kept
colonial service rules and structures of the Army intact and kept it
away from the development process of the country. The Army is used
with foreign collusion to settle power sharing among different faction
of the ruling class. Consequently, there has been many examples of
seizure of state power by the Army with the assistance of a section of
the civil bureaucracy. The members of the armed forces have often
protested against being used to repress the toiling people. On the 7
November, 1975 majority of the sepoys (Soldiers) and patriotic
officers led by the valiant freedom fighter retired Lt. Cornel Abu
Taher, Bir Uttam initiated an uprising against the conspiracies of a
handful of senior officers. The aim of this historic soldiers- peoples
uprising was to pave the way for the formation of a democratic
national government and to shape the army as a production oriented,
disciplined, powerful trained force suitable to safeguard the
independence and sovereignty of the country. But this gallant effort
was foiled and the senior officer in collusion with the vested
quarters succeeded in restoring the old order.
The Judiciary is also not free and independent. In Bangladesh , the
courts are controlled by the administration and judges are appointed
through a bureaucratic system. Justice is thus denied to the people as
it is often impossible to give judgment that go against the interest
of the ruling class and government.
The economy of Bangladesh is
underdeveloped and backward. More than 80% of our national budget is
dependent on foreign aid. Since independence, a rising capitalist
class has been investing in commercial sectors instead of industries
and productive sectors. As a result, the impact of strong but
unproductive commercial capital is being felt in the national economy.
Basic and large industries in the public sector are run by the top
heavy bureaucratic administrations, which in collusion with local and
foreign capitalists, and through unbriddled corruption have been
rendering these enterprises into loosing concerns. The capitalist
class has opened up the country as market for foreign commodities.
Foreign companies are allowed to invest in the country under
conditions that go against the national interest. Imperialist forces,
acting with the local compradore class, are trying to keep the country
in a perpetual state of external dependency.
Small scale farming
has been a characteristic feature of our agricultural sector for a
long time. Consequently the yield is negatively affected, despite the
high fertility of the soil. 60 percent fo the rural population is
landless. Even the large and medium-size farmers are ot interested to
invest their surplus in agriculture, because of the unjust price
structure of agricultural products and the high price of pimps,
insecticides, fertilizer etc. Development of a self-reliant economy is
not possible without an all-out change in the agriculture system,
reduction of price of inputs, ensuring proper price for agro-products
and protection of the rights of the farm-workers. Due to the existing
anti-people state machinery and the exploitative economic system, out
society is divided into two sharp conflicting camps. On one hand is
the ruling-exploiter of capitalist class who are not entrepreneurs and
are basically corrupt and looters of public money and foreign aid. And
on the other hand is the exploited class. Between them is a middle
class, who are subjected to exploitation. with the development of the
capitalist system, a working class has also evolved, as in any other
country. This class includes factory workers, rail and port workers,
transport workers, rickshaw-pullers, ironsmiths, cleaners, sweepers
and landless labours. 4-5% of the population work in factories while
60% of the rural population are farm workers. For them, the only way
to make a living is to sell their labour. They have played an
important role in different political struggles and movements in the
last few decades. The industries being mainly concentrated in four
major centres, the workers also form a strong cohesive group close to
these economic & Political centres.
In addition to the two main conflicting classes already
mentioned, there exists a few other groups. A section of those are
positioned along the working class. They include small porperty
owners, poor farmers, share-croppers, small shop owners, peddlers,
artisans etc. Most of them have to sell their labour from time to time
to supplement their income. A part of this group is gradually sliding
down to become a part of the working class. They also form an
organised important force in economic and political movements.
In this depressing socio-economic situation the majority of
the population aspire to be free from the shackles of the bondage of
autocracy, bureaucracy and exploitation. For this a change of the
government is not enough; a change of the socio-economic structure is
also imperative.
DECLARATION OF THE PARTY :
The present era is certainly an epoch of transition from
capitalism to socialism, an epoch of national liberation and socialist
revolutions, an epoch of rapid decay and disintegration of colonialism
and an epoch of titanic class struggles between the forces of moribund
capitalism and autocracy with the forces of socialism and national
liberation.
It is also clear from the socio-economic and political
condition of Bangladesh
and the aspirations of the workers and peasants that our society is on
the verge of a change. The backward capitalist social system has lost
its utility. In such a situation, a political organisation equiped
with the ideals of the working class is required to bring about a
revolutionary change in the existing society. Such an organisation
would organise the mass of workers and peasants and build up political
movements for economic and political emancipation through the
establishment of a socialist system.
Therefore, after the war of Independence, the
people expected an end to exploitation along with foreign rule. But
due to the political mistakes, opportunism, tailism of the governments
and anti-movement mentality of the so-called proressive forces, they
failed to lead the people towards their desired goal. Though many of
them still claim themselves to belong to the working class, they are
mainly engaged in propagating theoretical rhetoric’s. A review of
their past activities would reveal that they have played a reactionary
role all along. Their vaccilations and tailism have not only damaged
the working class movement, but also weakened the democratic struggle.
By blindly following the policies of the ruling parties of either of
the large socialist states in the name of proletarian
internationalism, they have time and again strengthened the hands of
the ruling cliques.
But the War of Independence created an anti-capitalist,
anti-imperialist and anti-autocracy base among the working class and
the people at large. On the face of the continious vaccilations of the
so-called progressive parties, the people now stronly felt the need
for a progressive, dynamic, and strong political organisation which
could carry forward the struggle for soicialism and also uphold the
flag of the ideals of the Liberation War. At this juncture, with the
support of the workers, peasants, progressive intellectuals and
majority of the valiant freedom fighters, the JATIO SAMAJTANTRIK
DAL-J.S.D. emerged as a formidable political force on 31st
October, 1972 in the political arena of Bangladesh. It declared, “Our
aim is to hand over state power through social revolution to the true
representatives of the working class, which has emerged from the
struggling workers, farmers, proletariat, toiling middle class and
progressive inteectuals and also to establish an exploitation free
workers-peasant rule, that is, a communistic society, through
scientific socialism.”
This declaration made on 31st
October, 1972, earned the support of the working people and the wrath
of the unholy alliance between the ruling clique and the
pseudo-progressive forces. Propaganda and conspiracies against J.S.D.
to destroy it, however, failed miserably and J.S.D. remains ever
committed to the declaration made on the day it was born.
A departure from the ideals of liberation war means not
only a departure from the socialist path in economy but also a
departure from the democratic path. So after independence the threat
to the parliamentary system and to democracy came not from the working
people and their parties, but from the exploiting classes and the
ruling government. To safeguard their narrow vested interest they did
not hesitate to replace parliamentary democracy either by one party
civil dictatorship or by military dictatorship. So it was of utmost
importance that parliamentary and democratic institutions are defended
in the interests of the people against such threats. On the other hand
there should be no complacency that the programme for dismantling of
the authoritarian bureaucratic framework and expansion of democratic
rights will have an easy passage without popular pressure and
vigilance, popular struggle and unity of the people.
So in this context in Bangladesh, the
progressive forces of the country have to, on the one hand, unite the
people in a democratic movement against facism and imperialism and on
the other hand, by sharpening the class struggle through this
democratic movement, create a power base for socialism. In order to
strengthen the movement for democracy and socialism J.S.D. tries to
organise and consolidate the trade union and professionals movements
of different working and professional groups. These movements must be
given a political form and directed towards revolutionary struggle.
The pro-movement forces thus development at different stages of
society would have to be combined against the existing exploiting
state machinery. This unity of the workers and professionals and also
of the democratic and progressive forces is to be maintained at all
cost. Only an united movement at all levels can lead the people to
victory.
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK :
The major contradiction in the international arena is that
between the socialist world, the socialist and national liberation
struggles in different countries on one hand and the capitalist world
on the other. U.S. imperialism,
as the leader of the capitalist world, is the foremost enemy of world
revolution.
J.S.D. supports and seeks alliance with all
anti-imperialist and national liberation struggles waged throughout
the globe. Based on this principle, J.S.D. supports the Palestinians
in their struggle against Zionism and imperialism, the South Africans
and Namibians against racism, colonialism and imperialism and the E1
Salvadorians in their struggle against military dictatorship.
The forces of peace, democracy, socialism would have
registered a spectacular advance had the socialist camp not been
devided and the world communist movement not plagued by deviations to
the right and left. Revisionism and dogmatism have done incalculable
harm to the unity of the world communist movement, shattering its
united will and cohesiveness to organise the forces of revolution. The
sharp divergence between the Soviet union and the people’s Republic of
China and the policy persued by these two ruling parties of
subordinating the development of the revolutionary forces in
underdeveloped countries to the opportunist needs of their
government’s foreign policy has grcatly harmed the democratic
struggles of the peoples in the newly liberated countries. So J.S.D.
oppses the dogmatic and revisionistic tendencies of the socialist
world, but still endeavours to foster friendly and fratenal
relationship with the socialist and communist parties of different
countries on the basis of equality and fraternity.
Persuance of a policy of non-alignment in the global
struggle against imperialism constitutes an integral part of the
struggle for freedom, peace, democracy and socilism. So J.S.D.
supports active involvement in the non-aligned movement and stubbornly
opposes to be a party to any military alliances.
Inspite of the differences in the socialist camp, world
revolution is accelerating at a fast pace. Capitalism is in its stage
of decay. Though the capitalist society is fast loosing its
equilibrium and despite its immense weakening on a world scale it
still remains a formidable force to be reckoned with. In this
situation the imperialists have been forced to adopt a defensive
strategy. Of particular importance to our people & the peoples of the
third world countries are the new methods that imperialism has
resorted to in view of the rise in anti-imperialist feelings in these
countries. Utilising the reliance of the ruling classes in the newly
liberated developing nations on economic aid, the imperialists offer
to help them in building their industries. They seek to sppease them
by aiding to a certain extent of development of certain types of
industries which require low technique and which can produce
‘Industrial’ raw material needed by the new types of industries that
have arisen as a result of the technological revolution in the
advanced capitalist countries.
the aim of the scheme is to seek collaboration with local
bourgeoise for new openings for foreign monopoly capital. The foreign
monopolists offer to invest in these countries by promising urgently
needed capital goods & technical know-how. Their aim is to transfer to
these countries industry with outmoded technology, which is profitable
to them because of the cheap labour.
In this process of collaboration, the imperialists are
forging links with bureaucrats, politicians and even the management
personel of public undertakings of the developing nations.
Inspite of the devious machinations of the imperialists,
neo-colonial exploitation and inspite of the differences and disunity
in the socialist world, signs of an imminent social transformation are
showing. So also Bangladesh
is on the verge of a revolution. So we appeal to the working class and
people to organise and unite and mobilise movements for revolution on
the basis of practical economical, political and social programmes for
the final demonstrations against the ruling exploiters. Victory is
enevitable.
PROGRAMME
POLITICAL :
1. Constitution and Basic rights
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The party
acknowledges that the valiant people of Bangladesh is the only
protector and defender of the national independence and sovereignty.
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Administration &
Judiciary will function independently.
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Irrespective of
religion, caste or color every citizen will be treated as equal in
the eye of the law.
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System of
production and distribution will be controlled by the state.
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Religion will be
Considered as a personal affair.
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freedom of speech
and that of press will be ensured by the state.
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Every competent
and physically healthy man of the country will be treated as a
worker and he or she will get his or her wages on the principle of
“work in accordance with one’s ability, get wages in accordance with
one’s working capability”.
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All government,
semi-government and private officials including those from defense
force and police will have the right to press home their
professional demands and to form their trade union and associations.
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In every aspect
of state events the spirit of the Liberation war will be upheld to
reflect the Bengali national spirit.
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State power will
be bestowed upon the elected representatives of the workers,
peasants, professionals and intellectuals.
People and Administration :
“People is the
source of all power” is the firm belief of J.S.D. this will only be
meaningfull when the people will be able to change the present,
bureaucratic state system and take the responsibility to govern the
state.
National Parliament :
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Jatiyo Sangsad
(Parliament) will be the highest forum of state only administration.
Parliament will be sovereign and responsible for promulgating all
kinds of laws of the state and state policies. The parliamentary
system will be established.
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330 members of
parliament will be elected by the people directly as the present
jatiyo Sangsad. Another 170 members will be elected from all the
professionals and classes including workers, peasants, agrolabours,
intellectuals, teachers, doctors, engineers, members of the defence
forces and govt., semi-Govt., private officials through
‘professional’s Central Forum’ (Kendryo Sangstha). Each profession
will have their own representatives proportional to their numerical
strength.
Professional’s central forum’ and decentralised democratic
administration:
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To establish the
socio-econo-political rights of the professionals and working class
and to ensure their representation in administrative bodies at
different levels, each class and professional group will have their
own national committee (Jatiyo Sangstha). The Profesionals Central
Forum’ (K.S.) will be formed by the elected representatives of the
above mentioned national committes of different classes and
professional groups. Central Forum (K.S) will have the right to
request the parliament to promulgate or amend any law and that
request must be discussed in parliament. K.S. can also submit plans
and their implementation processes to the central government.
regarding any regional or national problem. K.S. will also elect 170
members from the ‘professionals Central Forum’ to Parliament (J.S).
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To dismantle the
present bureaucratic administration, autonomous self-local
government will be established at all administrative levels. These
l9ocal government will operate administration, law and order
situation and implement all development programmes. These autonomous
bodies will be constituted by the members directly elected through
people’s vote and also by the elected professional representatives.
Preparation of broad- based national masterplan and its management
will lie in the hands of the central government. 70% of The annual
budget of these local bodies will be supplied by the central
government officials employed in the local government will work
under the guidance of the local elected body.
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There will be
provisions to bring back any member from any elected body from J.S.
to local governments with the consent of at least 51% of the
electorates and –vacant seat will be filled by immediate
bye-election.
3. Judicial System :
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Judiciary will be
totally independent, unbiased and separated from the administrative
mechanism.
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Judiciary will be
modernised and remodelled for quick setlement of trials, so that
people can easily avail of justice inexpensively.
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None can be
arrested without any warrant from court and arrested persons must be
brought before a court within 24 hours of arrest.
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Judges cannot be
appointed bureaucratically. At any level merit list of the judges
will be made impartially and democratically by the lawyers’
association of that level. J.S. will approve the merit list at all
levels and appoint judges at the highest court. At lower courts
judges will be appointed from the approved merit list.
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The previlege of
appeal will be extended for all to the highest court.
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Judiciary will be
expanded upto the lowest tier of the administrative unit-the union
Parishad.
4. Defence and Police :
Our defence forces are still smarting under bureaucratic
and age-old colonial system. Therefore, it is necessary to spend
greater portion of the national budget for its maintainance. This huge
defence expenditure has an adverse effect on the country’s overall
economy. It is a barrier to self-reliance and opens the door for
dependence and subjugation by which the government turns into a puppet
in the hands of imperialists. On the other hand in the absence of
democratic institutions in an underdeveloped country like ours, few
ambitious and careerist army personnel can create obstacles to
democratic process in collagoration with or at the instigation of the
imperialists. So, J.S.D. wants to build a people-oriented,
disciplined, modern, powerful and democratic army in place of a
colonial and bureaucrat-oriented army in Bangladesh.
a.
Army
will be formed in accordance with the democratic system of collective
command council guided by a powerful and centralised command
generating structure in place of the present dictatorial bureaucratic
command structure. Central command will be established by the elected
representatives from all divisions. This structure will be like a
pyramid.
b.
The
whole defence force will be built with democratic perception and
patrotism. All members of the defence forces will enjoy democratic
privileges and have the right to press home their demands.
c.
Defence forces will be under the command of J.S. J.S. will approve the
central command council of the defence forces.
d.
To
ensure national security and defence, each and every healthy adult
must have compulsory military training and an effective system to
ensure their participation in times of need will be worked out.
e.
Defence forces will be production-oriented. Members of the defence
force will work in cyclic order in various production units.
Police
a.
Police force will be under the control of respective local governments
and J.S Their duty will be to carry out the orders of judiciary.
b.
Police will cease to harass and physically torture any person arrested
in any connection. In the eye of law these acts will be considered as
crimes
c.
Police will not be able to arrest any one without a warrant from
judiciary.
d.
In
police administration, officials will be elected or appointed
democratically.
5. Foreign policy :
The basis of our foreign policy is to uphold the idea of
non-interferance to each others internal affairs and peaceful co-existance,
recognition of different social systems and world peaceful co-existance,
recognition of different social systems and world peace instead of
war.
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Our foreign
policy will be independent and non-aligned and shall not be a party
to any military alliance. Foreign policy will be guided against all
overt and convert machinations of imperialism, expansionism and
hegemonism in the international arena.
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We will build
friendly relations with all in accordance with reciprocal and mutual
understanding of each’ sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity
and independence. In accordance with this policy all disputes with
the neighbourning countries should have to be settled peacefully and
honourable.
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All kinds of
disgraceful and unequal accords or agreement will be abandoned.
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We will extend
our hands of co-operation to the valiant peoples waging relentless
struggles against imperialism, expansionism, hegemonism, apartheid
and Zionism. There will be inseparable friendly alliance with all
freedom living and struggling peoples of the world.
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One of the main
features of our foreign is to participate and strenthen the
non-aligned movement.
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On a priority
basis good relationship will be built with all the socialist
countries of the world.
ECONOMIC
1. Agriculture and rural economy :
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For lack of
irrigation facilities and proper modern technique about two-thirds
of agricultural land is not properly cultivated throughout the year.
Much of our agricultural land is accumulated in the hands of a few
rich families, who do not participate in the managment and
cultivation process of farming. so, to achieve the maximum
utilization of cultivable land and to stop exploitation of the rural
poor, land reform is a must on the basis of ‘land to the tillers’.
So a land ceiling is to be imposed on the basis of land fertility
and crop production. Thus no family will be allowed to hold more
then 50 bighas (16.6 acres) of land.
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State will take
over the ownership of land requisitioned by land reform. State will
also take over the ownership of all ‘chars’ (strips of land rising
out of river or sea beds). The landless peasants, poor peasants and
those who have lost their land by river erosion will be allowed to
cultivate these state owned land on co-operative basis. The state
will thus organise ‘state co-operative farms’.
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For achieving
better harvest the state will give up the age-old unscientific
farm-tools and introduce mechanized farming through peasants
co-operative societies keeping up the private ownership. In Process
of developing state sponsored farmyards and peasants co-operative
Society-managed farmyards, working labourers will also be included
in the societies with the land owners. To ensure the smooth running
of the co-operatives, to uphold the workers’ demards and to ensure
their paricipation in local governments the ‘union of the peasants
co-operatives’ will be established.
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Agro labourers
working in co-operative farm lands will be organised under ‘labour
work brigades’and trade unions. To facilitate their participationin
administration at different levels and parliament (J.S) the national
fedaration of these unions will be formed. Agro labourers are to be
officially registered and will get full rationing at reduced price
as enjoyed by the defence forces.
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Unemployed and
partialy employed labour power of the villages will be employed in
agro-based cottage and small scale indutries such as fisheries,
handloom weaving, poultry, dairy farming etc. they will be organised
in “agro-industries co-operatives” the labourers working in
these co-operatives will have the the right to form “Unions of
village industrial workers”
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Central and self
local government at different levels will provide all essential
inputs at a subsidised rate to the various types of co-operatives to
establish a modern agricultural system.
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The
share-croppers will be registered officially and their interests
will be safeguarded by law.
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Agricultural
taxes will be refixed in relation to the income and capability of
the peasantry.
2. Industrial policy :
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The major and
heavy industries will be in the state sector. The nationalised
industries will not be returned to private ownership. The policy of
dis-investement of nationalised industries will be abandoned.
Besides this strong state sector, private ownership on small and
medium size industries will be encouraged. Under state
patronization, there will also be joint ventures by state and
private levels in industries.
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The state will
guarantee that private industries will not be nationalised, if the
owners do not violate the tax, wage and price policies of the
government.
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Control will be
established on multinational corporations. But the government will
encourage and allow foreign investment and the jurisdiction of such
investments will be determined by an “Investment’ Board” Set
up by the government. Foreign investors will be allowed send back a
part of their investment and profit.
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Small and medium
industries, where raw matirials are not to be imported, can be
established in private ownership.
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For the
protection of national industries, the import of those commodities
which are produced in the country will be strictly banned.
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Proper steps will
be taken to invest in industries with foreign currency sent by the
Bangladeshis working abroad.
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The state will
create a people-oriented and efficient administrative system in
place of the ineffecient bureaucratic administrative system in
nationalised industries. Workers will take part in industrial
administrative system and their participation will be atleast 50%.
Workers will elect their representatives in administration.
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State will
materialise the country’s power demand by mobilising maximum
manpower in power production project.
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State will
establish heavy steel mills, machine tool factories, chemical and
fertilizer factories to meet the present demand.
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The state will
explore oil, gas and minerals at potential places on a priority
basis.
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Jute industry
will be modernised and expanded in various fields. Jute-sticks
industry will be set up.
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Textile
industries sector will be expanded to meet the present demand of the
country.
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Fish-resources of
our rivers and the bay will be conserved and related industries will
be set up.
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Bangladeshi
traditional small industries will be saved from its present stage of
ruination and will be given priority for further development.
3. Labour Policy :
a.
All laws
meant for exploiting the working class will be abolished.
b.
A wage board
will be formed for nationalised and private industrial workers in
consistence with the market price of essential commodities.
c.
Wages will
be fixed in accordance with the ability and performance of the worker.
d.
Workers
will get one-day weekly holiday and other leave facilities. They
will work 8-hours per day and get double wages for overtime. They
will get the prlivilege of insurance, full rationing, job secuirity,
housing, medicare and transport facilities. Lay-off and lockout
will be prohibited the rationing system will be like the defence
forces.
e.
Workers’
representation in the administration of private industries will
be made gradually.
f.
Workers
will have their trade union rights and representation in ‘proffessional’s
central forum’and all other administrative bodies. The
industrial workers will have the right to strike and bargain to
realise their demands.
4. Trade and commerce :
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State will have
complete control over the import bussiness of the country. Foreign
agency system will be abolished. Excepting a few necessary goods the
import of all commodities including luxurious goods will be banned.
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Open policy to
export our goods abroad will be taken excepting few essential
commodities.
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Strong steps will
be taken to stop blackmarketeering and smuggling.
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The state will
purchase agro-products diretly from the peasants or co-operative
societies.
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Essential
commodities imported and produced in nationalised industries will be
sent directly to the co-operative shopping centres supervised by
local government to maintain a good supply of commodities at a fair
price.
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The trade of
essential commodities like food, clothing and medicine will be
controlled by the state.
5. Natural Resources and Flood Control :
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For attaining
self-sufficiency in fuel, state will set up a team of experts and
take necessary steps to explore and extract coal, gas and oil in our
country.
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For proper
utilization and benefit to society, state will control and supervise
all natural resources.
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Forest resources, wild animals and herbal plants will be
conserved and developed by the state.
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Under short term
and long term planning water resources will be utilized and at the
same time our soil will be saved from the disaster of drought and
floods.
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To fight floods,
dredging, river training and embankment construction programmes will
be taken.
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Steps will be
taken on priority basis regarding the Farakka problem and flow of
water in all other international rivers to bring a satisfactory
political solution.
6. Communication and Transport Policy :
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Railway
communication will be expanded and modernised. our immediate goal
will be the implementation of an electric railway system.
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Extensive road
and bridge construction programmes will be taken to establish a
dynamic and modern road communication system in our country.
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Embankments for
flood control will be widened to use them as roads for heavy
vehicles.
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Our traditional
river communication will be modernised. Mechanised boats will be
introduced gradually.
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To make
communication easy and cheap, river and road transport will be
patronized by the state.
SOCIAL
1. Education and Culture :
a.
Education up to class VIII will be made free of cost and compulsory
for all up to class V.
b.
To
abandon discriminatory education, costly cadet colleges, Selective kindergarterns and model schools will be abolished and an uniform
education system will be introduced. Emphasis will be given on
scientific, technical, objective and practical education. Sports and
physical training will be made compulsory.
c.
Strong steps will be taken for female education and cradication of
illiteracy.
d.
Higher education will be nationalised and state will bear all
expenditure for talented and meritorious students for specialised
education. Students loan project and part time job will be introduced
to lessen the academic expenditure ot the poor guardians.
e.
Bengali will be the medium of education in each and every step of the education system. English and any other foreign language will be made
compulsory for specialised education. Bengali will be-intruduced as
compulsory in all government and semi-government institutions.
f.
Old
fashioned and oppressors’ interest serving curriculum and books will
be replaced with new books and curriculum based on materialistic
scientific and progressive philosophy.
g.
Neither an imitation of foreign culture nor the culture of an
opportunist class. but the culture that reflects the hopes and
aspirations of the toiling people will be promoted.
h.
The
aim of all cultural programmes will be to uphold the theme and
thoughts of democracy, ideals of the liberation war and socialism. For
the development of progressive culture and literature govt. will
extend whole hearted co-operation and help.
i.
Steps
will be taken to flourish our traditional folk culture and provide
recreation facilities for the rural mass.
2. Health and Medicare :
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Fifty bed
hospitals will be established at villages, towns and industrial
areas under the supervision of local government. to provide free
treatment for all and also free medicine for the poor.
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All doctors will
be employed under the health department and private practice system
will be abolished gradually.
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Village doctors
will be trained and employed in villages for common medical
treatment. State will establish village health centers.
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State will
initiate immunization programmed and ensure the supply of drinking
water and good sanitation.
3. Housing:
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State will
gradually initiate the process of building multi-stored building for
the housing of the laborers.
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For govt. and
semi-government officials state will construct multi-storied housing
complex to solve housing problems. Owners of private institutions
will also provide housing facilities for the officials and workers
of their respective institutions.
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In village areas
local administration will provide housing for the homeless people on
govt.-owned lands.
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For low income
people, the govt. will provide housing loans at low interests. If
the state deems it fit, it might confiscate the houses of those who
own more than one house.
4. Minor Nationalities :
a.
Distinct minority nationalities-the tribals, with their own language
and culture, will be recognised by the state. The state will provide
all sorts of help and co-operation for proper political, economic and
soci-cultural development of them.
b.
The
tribal people will get equal opportunity as other citizens of the
country.
c.
Programmes will be taken for the development of higher education of
tribal people. Steps will be taken to develope their respective
language, culture and tradition.
d.
Autonomy will be given as a proper step to solve the present tribal
problem
5. Women and equal Rights :
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Men and women
will have equal right on property.
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Women’s quota in
education and all service will be ensured and protected.
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Women will be
liberated from undignified jobs and places and will be provided with
jobs and rehabilated in society with dignity and honour.
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All kinds of
oppressive social customs against women will be abolished. Dowry
system will be abolished.
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Women will be
encouraged to take part in every productive sector as men. Women’s
associations and co-operative societies run by women will be
encouraged.
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