Germany's Adolph Hitler had his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, who in the name of defending his boss and the Nazi forces were always catering false, fabricated, concocted and even twisted information. But,the most devastating part of Goebbels's media adventures, that went against Hitler was the publication of a fake story centering conversation of a local journalist with an enemy of Hitler. The news got great coverage as usual. But, as the news already was printed in the paper, Goebbels came to know the journalist he identified as an enemy of Hitler; actually was an ally of him and the reported conversation were actually between that journalist and Hitler himself. This incident of 'blowback' not only turn Hitler terribly furious but it also put Goebbels into hot water.
On 12 April 2018, the state owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) during news hour did telecast a telephonic conversation between Bangladesh National Party (BNP)'s senior vice chairman in exile, Tarique Rahman and professor Mamun of Dhaka University. As per role issued by the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court broadcasting or publishing any such content of Tarique Rahman is illegal. Because he is a convicted fugitive in the eyes of the law. By telecasting this BTV, the information minister Hasanul Haq Innu and state minister Tarana Halim had violated the direction of the appex court. But the appex court already has not only turn spineless but also has lost it's moral guts in raising finger at any of them member of ruling club.
What ever the court ruling be - this broadcast actually went very much in favor of BNP and its fugitive vice chairman. How? By broadcasting this Innu and his band of idiots did leave an impression with the nation, that Tarique a very popular and extremely mighty leader ; who could cow-down the ruling government and even kneeled down the Prime Minister sitting thousand Kilometer away from Bangladesh. This also let the people realize, Awami League actually lacking popular support and even moral courage. This quota issue, though was a movement of the student had actually generated huge political mileage to BNP - just because of the stupid broadcast of the Tarique's telephonic conversation.
When Titanic hit the iceberg the captain and chief engineer were making wrong decision being puzzled at this unexpected disaster. Similarly, people like Innu or Tarana might have been in the 'honeymoon mood' for last nine and half years ; and they actually are absolutely unprepared in confronting any of the political opponents of the ruling party - politically. Well, politics in Bangladesh, especially for the ruling party - every thing is done by the member of the law enforcing agencies. Ruling party men and women are busy in building their fortune and making a foolproof planing of settling in any foreign country after the sudden end of the tenure of Awami League.As the famous novel by Jeffry Archer named 'Shall we tell the president' - in our country the pundits surrounding the Prime Minister would never tell her the adverse effect of the broadcast of Tarique's telephonic conversation. Because in past several years they actually have developed the habit of sycophancy. They never exposed the truth to the Prime Minister. Instead they always suffer from a 'shall we tell the Prime Minister' phobia. This situation is extremely risky for any head of the government.
The blowback of wrong policies had already started, and it will continue until the hour of political doom of Bangladesh Awami League.
This article also published at:
1.Modern Ghana, Ghana :15April 2018
2.Globoble.com/news
3.Sunnyfmgh,Ghana
4.Ghana.direct.news
5.wn.com/article
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