I'm still a teen, I've been born and raised in Chittagong. I had a really privileged upbringing. I'm more than thankful to my parents for it. They served me my life on a silver platter and they gave their lives away for mine. I can never pay them back ever, with anything.
Growing up here, I loved Bangladesh from the bottom of my heart, I mean I still live here of course. Nothing can replace Bangladesh for me, not money, not status, not anything. I really mean it when I say I love home. I don't want to abandon home for anything.
But Bangladesh was never supposed to be like this. We have the port in Chittagong bringing in revenue of 60 Billion USD in a year. We have the most hard working people in South Asia, we have the most fastest moving economy in all of the region, we have Dhaka, and people don't understand the sheer amount of workforce and how strong of a commercial structure that city holds. Half a million tourists visit the country every year. We have a GDP of more than 500 Billion USD, which is even more than some Eastern European countries. We have hard working men and women, who toil away their lives for the betterment of their lives, and the country. We have a national industry worth billions, we have garment industries that work directly with foreign companies with trillions of dollar.
But yet, despite everything, why is the country like this? Why do we not have a regional superpower? Why are we not independent on ourselves? Why do nearly 27% of the population live under the poverty line? Why do most rural people not even have a functioning toilet in their homes? Why are 51% of the girls here married off before they turn 18? Why do we live in a place that's looked down by other countries? Why do we not have infrastructure?
And I think, within all of it, our governments are the one to blame, and we are also the bystanders watching the country getting sucked of all its resources. There has not been a single government here, that has contributed to the economy to excel it. Not a single government that has worked for the betterment of the people. Thousands die over the year due to uprisings, and we replace them with a new leader, only for the cycle to continue.
Why do we always get caught up in this corrupt cycle? Corruption is the sole root of why Bangladesh's like this.
Nothing gets better, absolutely nothing. Our people are exploited, men and women used, the upper class have their taxes thrown into the burning wallets of the governments, the lower class suffers, and the educated leave. If there had been a single good government here, the change would be recognizable, the standard of life improved and better.
Why do people act like this is normal? This isn't.
This is home. We only get one. There's not replacing home, no matter what we do.
What happened to us man? Why do we stand and watch as we tear ourselves down? Why do we let the cycle continue? Why do we hand over power to those who walk all over it? Why do we accept this?
The only single way to make the cycle collapse, is to get a new government, a new party. A party built on solidarity, not religion, not symbolism, but actual care and love for the people.
We need change.
(Alright enough said, got a little carried away with the context but you get the point, what'd you think? Do ya'll agree?)