The New Nation - Internet Edition

M. Mizanur Rahman

The romantic penumbra of politics in Bangladesh made the people always frustrated. It has been evinced to fulfil the conditions of democracy necessary election of people's representatives in Upazila and Parliament must be done. The people of Bangladesh have since been experiencing some imposters among politicians who made the image of the country pernicious by dint of their illegal or corruptible activities. Now the question arises, would the people face the same leadership again? Are there no good, efficient and honest people to lead the country?

Yes, they might also exist and probably vocal for the bright future of the country and the people. But it is uncertain whether they will be voted to power because they might be failing to adopt various types of trickery and machinations of allurement to most of the needy and impoverished voters. The vast number of these classes of poor people is overwhelming to be credulous and cheated at ease by the black money holder politicians. They tend to have been always purchased by the mischievous so-called politicians at a very low price. The same traits in the character of the members of the concerned political party can also be found. They are also duped. Because of their simplicity, emotionally most of the poor people, student community and other labour class people believe in false promises and tall talks of those leaders who entrap them to dark alleys of the crime world ultimately. That is the reason why poverty overwhelms the nation by the few crime lords.

Hence the need of the hour is gross awareness among the people to select and elect their leaders. This is the job of the intellectual educated ones to motivate the common masses of the affected people that whatever their (poor people's) poverty, they can be able to change their lot provided they select and elect the honest leader of their respective area either for Upozila Parishad or for the Parliament very carefully. This very rich Bangladesh is yet to be explored towards amelioration of the fate of its teeming millions of people. Those ablest hands are there that can be of use to the cause of the country and the poor people. That is, the leader who must be worthy of it must lead them. That leader must establish the rule of law to discipline the nation as an honest and strong patriotic personality. The people who are led by that type of leader will tend to be honest usually. If that comes in reality there will be no crisis of democracy in Bangladesh. Then "Honesty is the best policy" will only be the concept of each citizen of Bangladesh.

Only the mischievous one dictates the nation in the name of democracy.

Since liberation of Bangladesh, we have been experiencing this dictation from the authoritarian rulers surrounded by bureaucracy in the garb of democracy. Should we bring them back to their seat again to take away the fruits of freedom earned by the blood and tears of the innumerable liberators of Bangladesh? What the intellectuals of the country say? What the conscience of the people of a nation should say? Let us ponder over such important national questions very seriously before we vote for those nominated ones who are likely to sustain democracy and do welfare-oriented nationbuilding works for the people. The most perilous path we came across must not be forgotten. To reach the ends justifying the means will have to be our great achievement. We will elect the leaders who will not forget to implement their pledges for peace and prosperity of the people that they promised before the election.