Bangladeshi Diaspora Believe 'Free, Fair and Credible election' Can Improve Nation's Image   We, the undersigned, thank the political leaders of Bangladesh as they finally agreed to a long overdue political dialogue and we are pleased that it has started with a positive note. We hope and pray that the outcome of the dialogue would reflect political maturity and will meet the nation�s aspirations. We are hopeful that it will establish non-partisan instruments at all levels to hold a �free, fair, non-violent and more importantly, a credible election� in year 2007. There is no reason to doubt as they have a history of rising to the occasion. In 1990, these political parties through dialogue and discussion came up with a consensus and helped in establishing a �non-partisan caretaker government� system.  Bangladeshi Americans in the U. S. expressed their deep gratitude and thanks to the U. S. Ambassador in Dhaka, Patricia Butenis and the U. S. Embassy officials for their initiative in creating a much needed congenial atmosphere to hold a national �dialogue� between the two major political parties of Bangladesh, the BNP and the Awami League.  We are pleased that the US Ambassador personally and other development partners of Bangladesh namely, the EU, the UK and Germany are playing a significant role to uphold and maintain continuity of multiparty democracy in Bangladesh that has been threatened in the recent days.  We applaud their efforts. The image of Bangladesh has been under attack for the last few years mainly due to corruption, rise of terrorism and ill governance. Such issues, in fact, have over shadowed the nation�s remarkable achievements in many important areas, for example, women empowerment, micro credit financing, family planning, NGO-based developments, self sufficiency in food production, the UN Peace keeping missions, and the like. If the country fails to hold a �free, fair, non-violent and credible election� with full participation of all major political parties of the country, the image of the nation will not only be at stake, its nationals including public officials may face increasing hardships both home and abroad. Therefore, it is imperative that all parties come to an understanding and design strategies with a view to have a free, fair and credible election for the overall growth and well being of Bangladesh and its Diasporas abroad. Signatories: Dr. Abdul Momen, PhD, Framingham State College, Massachusetts Dr. M. Khasruzzaman Chowdhury, PhD, Louisiana Dr. Salim Rashid, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Mr. Syed Mohamed Ullah, ex-Editor, Probashi, New York   Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed, MD, Drexel University, Pennsylvania Dr. Badrul Haque, PhD, Washington D.C. Dr. Esmet Hakim, MD, Lexington, Massachusetts Dr. Hasan Mamun, PhD, MGH, Harvard School of Medicine, Massachusetts Dr. M. Mohsin Ali, PhD, Human Rights Watch, New York Dr. Nazli Kibria, PhD, Boston University, Massachusetts Dr. Naheed Banu, PhD, Senior Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts Dr. Abdullah Shibli, PhD, Stone Hill College, Massachusetts Dr. Syed A. Hasnath, PhD, Boston University, Massachusetts Dr. Abdul Hakim, MD, Lexington, Massachusetts Dr. Nesar Ahmed, PhD, Florida EM University, Florida Dr. ABM Nasir, PhD, New Carolina Central University, New Orleans Dr. Baman Das Basu, PhD, North Reading, Massachusetts Dr. Akram Bhuiya, PhD, Roxbury Community College, Massachusetts Engg. Mohammed Gani, Cambridge, Massachusetts Dr. Nurul Aman, PhD, University of Massachusetts Dr. Ashish Deb, PhD, University of Massachusetts Dr. Alema Karim, PhD, Rhode Island College Dr. Jahangir Sultan, PhD, Bentley College, Massachusetts Dr. Jalal Alamgir, PhD, University of Massachusetts Dr. Badrul Huq, PhD, West Haven, Connecticut Mr. Badiuzzaman Nasim, Cambridge, Massachusetts Dr. Chowdhury Faruk Azam, MD, New Jersey Dr. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, PhD, New Jersey Dr. Binoy Paul, PhD, Tuft University, Massachusetts Dr. Bimol Kanti Paul, PhD, University of Kentucky, Kansas Dr. Amin Sarker, PhD, Black Hills State University, South Dakota Dr. Shahab Siddiqui, PhD, Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Sajed Kamal, PhD, Brandies University, Massachusetts Dr. Rosie Kamal, PhD, Boston. Massachusetts