Syed Rumman
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| Resolution of the Victory day: Syed Rumman |
16 December, victory day of Bangladesh. It is the most glorious day for a country like Bangladesh whose independence was under attack centuries after centuries. Finally on 16 December 1971, after 9 months of bloodshed she earned her victory as an independent and sovereign nation. Yet the question remains here, after 43 years of victory, did we manage to enshrine our independence, if so then how much or how far? I guess, as a nation we are moving forward, we can see lights are dazzling at the edge of the long tunnel; we will be enlightened and showered by its splendour. Since independence in 1971 we have around 25 TV Channels, around 20 Radio stations, around 30 national newspapers, 6 major mobile phone operators consist of around 120 million subscribers whereas her total population is around 159 million. In 2005 birth rate in Bangladesh was 31.01 whereas in 2014 it has been reduced to 21.61; however, majority of its population is young.
Despite all negativity in everyday life Bangladesh as a country is moving forward; it has numerous achievements. We just need to perceive and feel those. A rickshaw-polar is happier than a person who lives on debt; credit cards, loans, and mortgages even though he (rickshaw-polar) lives on hand to mouth. Gas and electricity price have gone up, but still people cannot stop having their dream—someday we will have a better Bangladesh, better than where we are now!
We are in a better position, we have a country, we have a territory, we have a constitution, we have thousands and thousands of years of histories; we have our own language and we fought for it.
Yes, I do not disagree with the fact that we have intolerant political environment; nonetheless, we have a political system. Having controversies, distrust, disrespect and non-resilience, still majority of the people in Bangladesh like to exercise their voting rights. On the street, tea-stall, in the shopping centre, in the bus, bus counters, in the train, rail station and in the ferry—people are always going on with the conversation about politics of Bangladesh and its future.
Bangladesh as an independent country started with hope in 1971, the hope of having a country with full of socio-economic independence. Now, it is the time to make it real with all of our positive achievements. Going beyond all the controversies, emotion-driven political engagement, we have to thank all of our national leaders, we have to acknowledge their commitment and scarifies for the country. We ought to do it in order to take the country forward from where we are now. And like thousands of other young people, I am also sure, we can. We can have a Bangladesh where we will live for us and others. We’ll make it a better place—this is the resolution of the Victory day!
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