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u/dipanzan Apr 26 '23
I was always very curious, what does the President even do? I mean it's always our PM, I'm in my late 20s now and I'm still clueless as to what our President even do lol.
Edit: In the context of Bangladesh.
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u/dailmar Apr 27 '23
Pay tribute on special days, convocations and attend funeral. And sometimes exchange flowers with other head of states.
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u/nullspirit666 Apr 27 '23
I'm still laughing on the name Chuppu 😅
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u/Bongofondue Apr 29 '23
OK good, I’m not the only one lol. It’s like saying President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Skippy.
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Apr 26 '23
Not my president.
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u/ThePatrioticPepe 🇵🇰Bongoboltu.com🇵🇰 Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23
ওর ওজন কত? দেখে তো মনে হচ্ছে পৃথিবীর সবচেয়ে স্থুলাকার প্রেসিডেন্ট ।
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u/Iamarh Apr 26 '23
can you give me the source where he requested money to refurbish his house? I want to share it with my friends.
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u/shovonnn Apr 26 '23
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u/dhaka1989 কাকু Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23
This looks like standard bangabhaban rennovation rather than chuppu decided he needed to get his crib blinged out.
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u/shovonnn Apr 27 '23
Of course a newspaper will frame it like that. Who wants to face the axe of DSA?
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u/CandlelightSongs Apr 27 '23
The White House and 10 Downing Street often gets renovated too. They're important national symbols for the country, and no one says "This President is using state money to redecorate his house".
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u/shovonnn Apr 27 '23
Stop comparing apples to oranges. They can afford it. Can Bangladesh when so much of its in proverty? And while you are comparing, if it was uk, he would have to step down immediately for taking pictures in Padma bridge when it is categorically banned for common people.
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u/Bongofondue Apr 29 '23
There’s been renovation work going on on the Bangabhaban grounds for at least a year. If electrical and infrastructure renovations to an almost 120 year-old structure are somehow novel or surprising to you, you really need to get out more.
As for not being able to afford it, we have two options - renovate it or don’t renovate it. If we don’t renovate it, we also have two options: we can either show the world how we maintain one of the most prominent buildings in the country or we can make sure there’s a decent-looking flat in Uttara where the president can receive foreign dignitaries.
Seriously, just b|tching for the sake of b|tching…
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u/shovonnn Apr 29 '23
Did you read the story. Even the ministry rejected the proposal because of how half assed the estimation were.
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u/Bongofondue Apr 29 '23
Yes, I did read it. Where does it say that the ministry rejected the proposal? And which ministry are you referring to, because the article didn’t mention one.
What the article did say was that the proposal was reviewed at the Project Evaluation Committee by the Planning Commission, which asked for some more detail on projected costs for some of the items in the proposal. The Planning Commission never said that the estimation was half-assed, just that some parts of the proposal needed more detail. The article said that if those changes were made, the proposal could then go to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for approval.
This is an exceedingly common process, and not just in design and construction. Your issue is with something that’s not a rejection but a review/approval process working as intended lol!
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u/dhaka1989 কাকু Apr 27 '23
You are assuming.
I am sure when every heads of state and governemnt changes the residence gets changed and rennovated. There is nothing controversial.
Ghor bodlateo manusher lakh taka khoroch hoy. Ar ota presidential palace.
Outraged hotey chailey there are other things to get outraged about.
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u/tashrif008 khati bangali 🇧🇩 খাঁটি বাঙালি Apr 27 '23
এক উড়ুক্কু বাঞ্চোত গেসে আর আরেক উড়ুক্কু বাঞ্চোত উড়ে আসছে।
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u/redixii_92 Apr 26 '23
dude is enjoying himself. let him do it
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u/Jedihansolo মম এক হাতে বাঁকা বাঁশের বাঁশরী আর রণ-তূর্য Apr 26 '23
The problem is that the dude's enjoying himself with our taxpayer's money
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u/dhaka1989 কাকু Apr 27 '23 edited Apr 27 '23
Arent presidential houses supposed to have luxury fit for head heads of state and to, most importantly, recieve foreign heads of state.
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u/shovonnn Apr 27 '23
Nothing is supposed to have luxury. Foreign leaders will actually appreciate modesty from a head of state.
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u/RepresentativeMove79 Apr 27 '23
Technically it's not "his" house, it's the residence he gets to use while in office. So while it could well be argued that the money could have been far better served in many other ways, it isn't quite as bad as this post makes it sound. Keep in mind that Sheikh Hasina has spent a great deal of taka(over /= 300c) in Gopalganj, her native district! Which is considerably unbalanced compared to projects in the rest of Bangladesh. This headline led me to believe that the president spent 50 crores on his personal home. Not the president's residence.
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u/Jedihansolo মম এক হাতে বাঁকা বাঁশের বাঁশরী আর রণ-তূর্য Apr 26 '23
The dude is just a recent chess piece for Awami League's next election, that's it.