http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-9-2004_pg9_13
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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cool pictures....
but, whats the use of such malls when a majority of the population is starving?
who would have known?
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*Originally posted by ramyssysIX: *
cool pictures....
but, whats the use of such malls when a majority of the population is starving?
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ji :)
dispicable behaviour by the government :)
I didn't mean to convey anything negative. I hope the case with Bangladesh is different from what happens in Pakistan. We boast of the recent technological developments, economic jewels and progress, while the poor continues to starve.
As far as I can see, there is a huge majority in Bangladesh living in sub-standard conditions in sub-standard village homes (like Paksitan) that are washed away with floods every year.
Its just the way I look at it from the national perspective :)
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*Originally posted by dutch_paki: *
ji :)
dispicable behaviour by the government :)
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i don't know why everyones so negative..india and pakistan aren't exactly the richest countries in the world either..but when one hears achievements from their own country..its like who cares about the shacks which are sitting on the side of the road..we got ourselves a mall!!! props to bangladesh.
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what will they be selling there? fish and rice? lol
Why do we tend to have such a negative opinion about our Bangladeshi brothers? As if we ourselves are billionaires (30-40% of our population -(Pakistan ) below the poverty line).
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*Originally posted by ramyssysIX: *
cool pictures....
but, whats the use of such malls when a majority of the population is starving?
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That's typical "American" thinking. Tell an American anything good about Pakistan, like I was telling my friend about Eid shopping in Karachi, and his first response "How can they buy clothes, aren't most people starving?".
^ hahahah thats funny...I told my co worker that i am going to pakistan for a visit and he said "be safe" lol
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*Originally posted by ramyssysIX: *
cool pictures....
but, whats the use of such malls when a majority of the population is starving?
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exactly, i never get these leaders who r trying to modernize their countries with lavish buildings but people are starving?
And how is this any different from what's taking place in Pakistan?
Instead of looking down upon Bangladesh for this, why not see it in the positive? This project has obviously created jobs, right? Its created opportunity for creativity and innovation in business endeavors. And it will help the tourism.
Its a direction that Pakistan is taking as well with its construction projects.
Why insult that? I applaud Bangladesh.
Do applaud and cheer, but don't forget that while this mall might give enjoyment to thousands of people a year, there might be millions starving among the poor. Try to see the bigger picture in the long run.
Same is true for Pakistan - while the economic boost might give prosperity to some in the cities, the rest of the 'majority' has no chance of even catching a glimpse of it. The main reason is that the social infrastructure will not change (no land reforms etc.). I hope the government in Bangladesh is more wise, but the situation is hopeless in Pakistan atleast.
What I said is not about a comparison between Pakistan and Bangladesh. To me, a person starving in Bangladesh is as painful as a person starving in my own country. Pakistan has its own set of positives and negatives and Bangladesh its own.
Well these things tend to domino effect usually.
They'll develop and develop and develop in the big cities and then finally some brainiac will have the idea to go open up something nice and glitzy in a small town area with good scenery - make the place a resort. And then they're move onto the smaller towns, etc. I mean you're seeing it with Gwaadar in Pakistan now.
Who would have known the machli walay would get a chance to see their towns blossom up?
:) You sound as if such malls grow like wild plants or mushrooms, just by themselves. If I were assigned the job of poverty alleviation and economic development, I would put more emphasis on the bottom-up approach than top-down.
Yes, Gwadar city port is a very good project. However, I think that the machli walay were fortunate enough to inhabit a place that happened to be suitable for building a port. The challenge is to make those "machli walay" and "kisan" happy who are not fortunate in that way... Who live in areas that never have been on the radar screen of the economic and development planner. :)
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Well these things tend to domino effect usually.
They'll develop and develop and develop in the big cities and then finally some brainiac will have the idea to go open up something nice and glitzy in a small town area with good scenery - make the place a resort. And then they're move onto the smaller towns, etc. I mean you're seeing it with Gwaadar in Pakistan now.
Who would have known the machli walay would get a chance to see their towns blossom up?
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Okay, so what would your bottom-up approach be? Details please.
That I would concentrate the policies and my nation's attention to the poor man's life and problems. Technology and its accompanied comfort is good, but not as important as the suffering of the deprived ones... Also, the media would not be cenetered around a rich and elite person's life, as the case is these days. 99% of the programs in Pakistan only depict the life of a rich and well-to-do person. The poor only appear in the social welfare ones or some rare music videos :).
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Okay, so what would your bottom-up approach be? Details please.
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ramyssysIX, the flaw in your logic is that when you say that you "would concentrate the policies and my nation's attention to the poor man's life and problems", you are assuming that the government was involved in this, and that the Bangladeshi government wasted Bangladesh's resources on this mere shopping mall that will be used by the rich alone, rather than on development.
However, this shopping mall was entirely a private venture, financed without government aid by Bashundhara City Development, a Bangladeshi company. In fact, the mall has already completely recouped construction costs through selling the 2200 shop units.
Bangladesh's private industry sector should be heartily congratulated by all for its ability to concentrate its financial resources to such an extent as to create a development like this.
The Bangladeshi government should be in no way criticised since it wasted no resources on this venture. The contstruction of the mall has zero negative impact on Bangladesh's poor, whilst the construction in fact provided the poor with jobs.