For one thing, his decision to start a political party had not only caused a stir among all the major political parties in the country it also caused their leadership to sit up and take note of the fact that there was a need for political reform in the country including the reform of the political parties and of the character of politics in Bangladesh. Although he has decided to give up on his idea of joining politics we believe that his stated goals remain relevant nonetheless.

In his call for 'clean politics,' a slogan he popularised, he touched the psyche of the common man and reflected his desire for seeing a clean political environment established in the country. Very few, indeed none, would disagree with him that politics in Bangladesh must undergo sea change; that the nature of our politics should change and that the politicians must move away from their confrontational relationship, that saw the near collapse of democracy in our country, to one that would help the process of nation building by putting the interest of the nation and the people above every one else's.

That to be possible there is no alternative but for the political parties to immediately initiate intra-party reforms to bring in more internal democratisation. This is essential if they want to regain public support. There is also no alternative for the parties either than to nominate clean candidates in future, whose priority would be the furtherance of the interest of their electorates, not their own.

Although Prof. Yunus has departed from his political goal we believe that he has an important role to play in all aspects of the national life. We would like to see him very actively engaged in the great role of guiding the nation towards modernity and progress.