Political pride
This is the time for Bangladesh politics to show some pride, after the good example set by India. Amongst the three nations (two new) which faced destiny with the partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and Bangladesh have to climb up for setting parity that democracy works in the third world also. Missed and failed leadership have been dogging us like the periodic floods and cyclones. The cycles of leadership have to change, to keep up with the aspiration of the masses.
The raw material is there, but the political processing gets bogged down time and again, with the result that the end products fail to deliver. We had the handicap of tackling with two phases (1947 and 1971); but the dedication in the leaders is just not enough to get out of the vicious cycle. Too much systems loss, which saps public confidence in political culture.
Original electorate are to back up the right leadership. There are historical reasons for this paucity in moral thrust, but there are twinkling stars in the succeeding generations to act as torch bearers in search of a better way of life. Act now, before the steam pressure fizzles out.
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