I just visited Bangladesh and I saw some real development such as telecommunication sector, with almost ten million mobile phone subscribers. Thousands of people got job in telephone companies, banks, NGO's and other business organisations.

And they are paid good salaries. Real estate developed and employees of such organisations are buying their flats in big numbers. I want to say the purchasing power of middle class people has gone up. I travelled from Dhaka to Sylhet in four and half hour by bus, which was unthinkable few years back. Education sector, law and order situation are much better than before.

Foreign investment went up multiple times. Foreign reserve is steady at almost $3 billion. But, beside all development still there is so much corruption among BNP leaders, workers and govt employees.

Yet is AL alternative of BNP? Was 1996-2001 corruption free period? Is there any guarantee that if next time AL comes power to will act like Mahathir Mohammed of Malaysia?

In next election the people of Bangladesh will compare 1996-2001 AL govt with 2001-2006 BNP govt and pick up one.