Who are running the country?
M. M. A. Sayeed Rushd, University of Alberta, Canada
After coming abroad for my higher studies, I'm observing the political situation of my dear country from outside. Earlier, I used to make the same observation from inside. The way my country is being run presently is beyond any definition. Terminologies like democracy/autocracy/oligarchy/monarchy/demagogue are totally futile to apply to our present political condition; rather a new terminology has to be invented that include all of these. I always like to be proud of my country, even after coming to Edmonton, I happily buy garments with the tag 'Made in Bangladesh'. But what I should say about a country that cannot treat its president properly! It sounds like advisors are more powerful than the democratically elected MPs/ministers. Sometimes I cry to myself saying, "Would any rational being please replace these incompetent politicians?"
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