The current grave crisis over spiraling food prices that followed heavy imports of costly grains reflects how negligent was the government in managing agriculture in the last one year and a half. Disasters like floods and cyclones visit Bangladesh every year but never before had in the past people suffered due to high prices as they do these days. Authorities say there is no food crisis as sacks of rice are seen in stores in plenty. But rice is beyond reach of the common man. It would be wrong if the 1/11 caretaker government thinks arranging a free, fair and credible election is its only duty. Yes, that is the primary duty but side by side, the wheels of the country must also be kept running as smoothly as possible. There are many areas that need urgent attention of the government. Here we would like to cite the fertiliser crisis. According the reports, many districts, known as the granary of Bangladesh, passed through an acute crisis of fertiliser and it surely affected production. As it is, we are a food deficit country despite having vast fertile agricultural lands. Moreover, the rural economy is overwhelmingly dependent on satisfactory agricultural production. If there is a significant shortfall in production, that will create enormous pressure on the national economy. This ought to have drawn the fullest attention of the government. We have always insisted on a prudent system of fertilizer distribution to ensure adequate supply to the priority areas. The fertiliser distribution system is so faulty that every year the peasants face problems. Not only there is lack of proper co-ordination between the Agriculture and Industries Ministries, the dealers also make way whenever there is a shortage. In an addition to the lack of commitment on the part of politicians, this country also suffers from bad management standards. Most of our day-to-day problems are due to inefficient management. We hope the caretaker government will tackle the problem on emergency basis to avert a national catastrophe. The economy is already under stress and we don’t want a new crisis.

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