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Ripan Kumar Biswas
New York, U.S.A
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Youth for next generation
Ripan Kumar Biswas
Ripan.Biswas@yahoo.com
"Think about all the power that's represented here in all of you. If you all grab that arc, then I have no doubt, I have absolutely no doubt, that regardless of what happens in this presidential year and regardless of what happens in this campaign, America will transform itself," Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Obama (IL) boomed last year to the young crowd at George Mason University's Johnson Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
He is absolutely right. Because according to Robert F Kennedy, the 64th Attorney general of the United States, the world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. What happens in the country, if youth comes forward to take the lead and give decisions as youth believes that nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things
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The same ideology was echoed at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in a two-day National Youth Festival program started on April 1, 2008, organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and USAID. All 40 exhibitors, prominent writers, media celebrities, human rights activists, and individuals, who were present at that festival emphasized the importance to encourage young people. "Bangladesh this time is going to witness a very good national poll as now the young people are much more aware of their responsibilities to vote the right persons to lead the nation," IRI President Jeff Vanness underlined in his inaugural speech.
Youth participation leads to better decisions. It is an integral part of a democratic society. Young people are need to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems and their participation is important for democracy as they are tolerant, patriotic, and idealistic, and some have invented such novel and impressive forms of civic engagement. Specially, young people in a country that going through transition from authoritarian rule or in countries coming out of conflict, can play vital role.
The importance of the youth vote to any democracy is central to this cross-cultural analysis of the unique role of elections—and the dangers of abstention—in a democratic society. Many youth understand voting as a key element of democratic governance, a hard won democratic right, and a duty of democratic citizenship yet most indicate they do not plan to vote because voting does not make a difference. Youth disenchantment and disengagement in democracy is primarily evident in formal political behavior, especially through voting, declining membership of political parties, assisting at elections, contacting politicians, and the like. One-third of the country's voters are now young and will vote for the first time.
Young people with including others, played active role in 1952 language movement, 1971 independence, and the re-installation of democracy in Bangladesh to make today's Bangladesh rich history and culture and its landscape . Since then, country has tasted one party government, autocracy, martial law, care taker government, parliamentary democracy, and the recent ongoing military backed interim government.
Besides their exercise in election, they can play a vital role to reduce unemployment, corruption, and present food-price inflation as young people have a body of experience unique to their situation – and they are social actors with skills and capacities to bring about constructive resolutions to their own problems. They develop skills, build competences, acquire confidence and form aspirations – all part of a virtuous circle leading to development.
According to the study, a section of corrupt businessmen in alliance with corrupt officials and politicians have contributed to the continuing decadence of business ethics in the country. One of the biggest and important reasons may be the lack of interest to promote honest entrepreneur, especially young honest entrepreneur who has credibility to bring a new era in business not only in Bangladesh but also in the world. After observing present food-price inflation and corrupt business dealings, governments, institutions, and industries should welcome young entrepreneur because they struggle for credit and credibility.
In addition, around 30 million eligible people in Bangladesh don't have any work while 2 million new job seekers enter into the job market every year whether more than 2000 industries have been closed since last five years, the Bangladesh Institute of Labor Studies says. Bangladesh never thinks that country needs to get more of the young people into business, not only to get them into jobs markets.
The theme of the International Youth Day 2008 on August 12, is "Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action," which will focus on the fact that climate change has already begun to devastate communities and deepen the effects of poverty and hunger. This situation complicates the challenges that youth face. And young people around the world are increasingly adding their voices to the call for action on climate change.
Bangladesh frequently faces crucial natural behavior not only for its geographical position but also for the rapid changing of world climate. The recent Sidr cyclone in Bangladesh uprooted more than 3,153 lives and unknown number of homes. There is an unprecedented level of awareness about climate change among people and leaders worldwide, but young people in Bangladesh can raise their voice that none of us will be apart of the affect of climate change.
Teaching, parenting, and guiding children to turn them into perfect human being in the future, are an act of worship that is pleasing to God. The future of the nation is dark because school students lack adequate academic knowledge as Bangladesh kids spend less time in schools among SAARC countries. Besides 137-day official holiday including temporary closure due to natural calamities, school going children can enter into the school premises overall 228 days every year and less than 30 hours every week. To turn them into good politicians, businessmen, or administrators, country has the responsibility to make sure that all children have a good education and an amicable pursuit for happiness.
Although evidence does not support the claim that adults in either the public and private sphere always make decisions in the best interest of young people, but Young people will have lack of experiences and examples where adults can articulate their concerns. For that, a conscious effort must be made to include views of young people and to strengthen their participation in decision-making.
Few will have the greatness and credibility to bend history; but each of young people can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of the generation.
April 5, 2008, New York
Ripan Kumar Biswas is a freelance writer based in New Yor
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