"The Apprentice"

One popular show is The Apprentice. Thursday nights are quite interesting as we see a well-known real-estate tycoon: Donald Trump put 15 contestants through a 15-week ordeal of different competitions. And also to find out who has the most pizzazz, intelligence, street smarts and most important, the cut throat mentality to survive to the end as each contestant aims to have the other fired at the end of each show. The prize after the gruelling 15 weeks of being separated from family, friends and even their jobs is the opportunity to become an executive in one of Mr. Trump's many enterprises.

Now, this idea would have an even greater impact in Bangladesh. In a country where unemployment is high and finding that highly coveted executive position is very hard and requires not only hard work, and stellar education but also very good contacts. Many a time a much-deserved person is ignored for the best-connected person. So why don't we have a reality TV show in Bangladesh where the top executive of a corporation offers a position. The contestants on the show will be chosen from a pool of applicants who put in their resumes. Once they are chosen the rest of the country will see them compete.