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It is our time:
Voice from generation Bangladesh
Aminul Quayyum

TIME is calling us, our mentors, our elders are calling us. And yes we can hear, we, your next generation of this soil is not deaf and dumb. We will capture this time-we will proceed in politics, economics, technology and sociocultural activities. This writing is a reply to Faisal Salahuddin's- “Calling generation Bangladesh-Is there an Obama in the House?”

It is not possible to bring any landslide change or development in people's mentality or our political darkness overnight. But I believe change is possible and inevitable. I am not trying to be rhetoric. My plan is simple, straight and easily possible. I am going to present two simple proposals to my generation. And only one thing is needed. No muscle or gun, we just need unity.

I have a cherished dream to link up all students of the country. Firstly, all university students then gradually all colleges and even school students will join in the band. Firstly if all the University student can join under one roof, we can solve many critical problems such as fund problem of cancer-attacked student. We can easily create a “Student disease welfare fund”. The fund will work as an insurance. If we can create this fund, we can solve the problem of running door to door for finding the cure of an unpredictable disease. Students suffering from a disease of whose cost is unbearable for his family will get help from this fund.

I am explaining the situation in a nutshell-in every university, every department must have a student representative or a monitor. We can create the welfare fund-by giving a small amount of monthly subscription to him; say we can start by giving a monthly subscription of only 10.00 tk.

Fund raising is easier than distribution. We can make each university the trusty to protect embezzlement of fund.

If we succeed in this program, we can proceed for another program-exchanging views. We have almost 80 universities in our country and these universities have some common departments like-economics, political science, social science, physics, chemistry and latest computer science and business administration. If the students of these departments can exchange views quarterly or half yearly they can easily understand the problems by themselves and by exchanging views new theories can be developed. In our country more than 50% of students get higher degree, but there should be more involvement from our economists or politicians. Exchanging views can solve this scarcity by making students active for gathering knowledge for discussion and by freeing them from only reciting theories.

So, what are you thinking boys and girls? Are these impossible? Not at all. We need unity and responsibility- responsibility to our time and generation, to our studentship, to our country, to our next generation. So, why are you waiting for a leader? Start with yourself-think and discuss with your friends and make a student network as early as possible. You or I may be the next Dr. Mohammad Younus or next Obama.

MBA,
East West University.

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