'The voting right'
Shaifur Rahman, London, UK
The 'voting season' has approached. It's not only our 'leaders' but also the common people who are exited about the upcoming election. It seems very ridiculous to me that the ignorant 'leaders' (most of our present political figures are) and the unaware citizens would decide who will run the country for the next five years. Isn't it funny that those who have no knowledge of economics, international relations or even political science etc (related to governance) are exercising their so called voting right to decide the country's future. How come it's so easy to get the voting right in this 21st century when we need to achieve everything including the water we drink! I firmly believe that if we really want to practice 'democracy' in Bangladesh, we should introduce a prerequisite test leading to the voting right for the citizens as well as the uneducated political 'leaders'. At the same time, we should not pay any heed to any other countries where 'democracy' is practiced as long as this prerequisite is effective for us. If it happens, it is true some people would lose their so-called voting right, but I think the citizens would also appreciate this idea if they could lead a better life.
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