Words be backed by action
The Government deserves thanks for taking a courageous decision of going to UNO arbitration to establish Bangladesh’s claim over the Bay of Bengal. According to a newspaper report, a very few officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knew it before because to do anything against two powerful neighbours needed both valour and secrecy. The government has overcome that barricade.
The recent statement of the prime minister in the Parliament that no barrier could stop her government from exploring gas in the bay also deserves appreciation.
The critics must know it that Bangladesh has neither technology nor money to discover gas field, if any, in the bay. So, there is no second option than signing deals with the foreign companies. It must be remembered that mere criticism has no good effect. If the government of Bangladesh does not sign deal with foreign companies, the neighbouring countries will siphon out. However, there should be a guarantee clause in all such exploration deals that no company shall export as/oil to a third country under any circumstances without permission from the Bangladesh Government.
The present stock pf proven gas is likely to be exhausted by 2011 and it has been, therefore, imperative on the part of the government to discover new field. E hope for the best.
Author: Rabbani, Bangladesh
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