It is inhuman when an injured person, a victim of toll collection, is shot again at the hospital, after he was shot earlier by the hired goons, and was able to get admitted in the hospital. Hundreds of UC chairpersons cannot attend office in fear of their lives. And recently dacoits set household members on fire. The Islamic religious factions are attacking mosques. The civil service is not running even in the daily routine mode. Then what is the purpose and usefulness of political speeches?

According to a survey, the miscreants and killers are the young generation in the age group of 18 to 25. This is a dangerous trend. What these persons will do the rest of their lives? The morale and the morals in the education sector are in a mess. Land grabbing has become a routine feature. Neither life nor property is secure, not to speak of losing children to the kidnappers. The future of Bangladesh is not bright considering the present situation (to speak modestly). The government cannot make its presence felt anywhere at any time, as corrupt practices rule society. The alternative to government failure is unrest. Now internal killing has started within the rich with illegal wealth and misuse of power cannot remain hidden for long.

Disintegration is the sign of the day. True leadership at the time of crisis is not measured by popularity at the common sense level. It is time for tough decision-making. The public has to know how the powerful groups inside the power castles work and cheat the citizens.

At this juncture some outside leaders have made a public call for the formation of a third moral force to combat the inefficiency of the government. This is due to the unacceptable, debased political culture which is prevailing in the country since liberation. We seem to be unfit politically to run our country. Then why blame others?