Let's think about moving forward

Newspapers tend to only highlight the negatives of the government system. Bangladesh is a small and resource poor nation with a huge population—way beyond the carrying capacity and sustainability of the land. There is no doubt that the current or future governments will never be able to resolve all the complex issues plaguing the nation. The common people, including students and intellectuals representing Bangladeshi society, must stand up and work together at the grassroots level with dedication, sincerity and enthusiasm; only negative criticism of the government will not help the nation survive in this world of harsh realities. 

Nations like Japan, and Germany survived the horrors and the devastation of World War II to move economically forward through sincere hard efforts to get out of the economic depression. The people of Bangladesh who survived the severe atrocities of the Liberation War are resilient and if they are determined enough to change their future they are capable of doing so. The so-called intellectuals of the nation need to show them the way instead of suggesting that this nation has nothing to look forward. If the educated section of the society sets an example of a peaceful and democratic passage of nation building along with the government, I am certain that Bangladesh will also make a difference

Saikat Kumar Basu
Canada