Off to Start The Audits
9 January 2007, 11.30pm
We’re going out to the branches tomorrow morning…. We have got all the documents printed, I’ve just finished packing all my things I’d need when I’m at the various branches…..
I’ll be going to 2 different regions in Bangladesh, both up north, about 9 hours drive from Dhaka…. I will be gone for a bit over 2 weeks, I’m sure it will be tiring, as we will be auditing 4 very big branches…..The decision to go was only made this afternoon at 3pm, and we will be departing as planned, assuming the strike announced by the opposition party is not extended….
The situation here is very tense now, what with running street battles between protestors and the police…. I’m sure everyone sees it on tv, reads about it in the newspapers…. We are concerned about the situation, but we are assured by the client that we will be safe… apparently they do not attack foreigners….
The uproar is due to the elections being held on the 22 January 2007 by the ruling party, but the opposition parties have denounced the government, and have announced that they will boycott the elections…. As such, many foreign governments have declared that they will not recognise the results of the elections….
Another strike is expected to be announced on the 14th January, but as we are no longer in Dhaka, our movement will no longer be affected….. However, if the elections are held as announced, we expect trouble a couple of days after the elections…. And as we are scheduled to complete our audit and travel back to Dhaka on the 24th, we will have to see what the situation is like before making the drive back to Dhaka….
The thought of having to stay out longer than we have to doesn’t appeal to me…. I’m sure that my EY team members feel the same way….. well, I suppose all I can do is pray for the team’s safety, and hope for the best…..
We’re going out to the branches tomorrow morning…. We have got all the documents printed, I’ve just finished packing all my things I’d need when I’m at the various branches…..
I’ll be going to 2 different regions in Bangladesh, both up north, about 9 hours drive from Dhaka…. I will be gone for a bit over 2 weeks, I’m sure it will be tiring, as we will be auditing 4 very big branches…..The decision to go was only made this afternoon at 3pm, and we will be departing as planned, assuming the strike announced by the opposition party is not extended….
The situation here is very tense now, what with running street battles between protestors and the police…. I’m sure everyone sees it on tv, reads about it in the newspapers…. We are concerned about the situation, but we are assured by the client that we will be safe… apparently they do not attack foreigners….
The uproar is due to the elections being held on the 22 January 2007 by the ruling party, but the opposition parties have denounced the government, and have announced that they will boycott the elections…. As such, many foreign governments have declared that they will not recognise the results of the elections….
Another strike is expected to be announced on the 14th January, but as we are no longer in Dhaka, our movement will no longer be affected….. However, if the elections are held as announced, we expect trouble a couple of days after the elections…. And as we are scheduled to complete our audit and travel back to Dhaka on the 24th, we will have to see what the situation is like before making the drive back to Dhaka….
The thought of having to stay out longer than we have to doesn’t appeal to me…. I’m sure that my EY team members feel the same way….. well, I suppose all I can do is pray for the team’s safety, and hope for the best…..
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