Test win and politics

After the 1971 struggle, this win is another occasion when the whole nation is united in euphoria. This great effort by our boys should act as a catalyst for greater performance in the other sectors. It is the right time to contain corruption, through a transparent political culture, because bad politics encourages corrupt practices.

The solution is very simple: give up misuse of power and influence. Keep within the limits of moral injunctions. The bandwidth is leaking due to political floods every now and then. The politicians lack internal discipline, and the will power to resist temptation.

Do not make this young nation a storehouse of short-cuts. It never pays, because time and circumstances would take its toll later. There is nothing free in life, and everything has a value, and a price.

Why this attack on politics? The evil effects of bad politics has seeped into each and every sector of the society, and the politicians are aware of it. No other sector exerts so much undue influence in daily private or public lives. Where is the sense of responsibility in those who are having the best in life, by hook or by crook? Violence in politics is fast spreading inside the underworld of politics. This insecurity is self imposed, as it is one of the moral punishments, which acts automatically.

In politics, teamwork at the national consensus level is not working. The nation has become a victim of fissured and truncated politics, led by party considerations. Now religion and terrorism have infiltrated the political culture, widening the cementing bond. Bangladesh is without a sense of direction for three decades!

We have lessons to learn, but we are not willing to make a united effort. May our cricket boys infuse the nation with the right approach and spirit.