Some words on growing a 'Digital Bangladesh'
Posted by: Imitiaz Murshed
on Sep 16, 2010
The biggest issue in Bangladesh right now is making it a Digital Bangladesh.If we really want to make a Digital Bangladesh we have to make ourselves digital.Digital means to be pinpoint perfect in every angle.I don't think we are even close to being a Digital Nation.Can just one person completely wipe out thieves,gangs,terrorists etc?No,it's just like using a gun without bullets.Thats because the people of Bangladesh are always comparative,they don't believe in teamwork or the spirit of working together.They are just concerned about who becomes first in the race of life.You know thats the problem life is not a race it's a game,a game where you must work together to make achievements,help others out of their problems,and they help you out of yours only then we can make digital Bangladesh.I hope people would understand the peace of working together instead of arguing forever.Thats just all I want from the people of Bangladesh don't you?
Suppose your house got burned down in an accident you need help but everyone you ask for help just ignores you.You feel like what did you do to deserve this but in that pain you forget what you did to them.Like if anyone wanted help from you,you ignored them.But don't people ever learn from their mistakes?Yes they do,but only when they have their own problems.But till then it's too late because they think (When I needed help he didn't help me why should I?).People have forgotten that a second chance can give a person a new life,a new way to think.He will say to himself when they needed help I didn't help them but now in my time they helped me why?From outside he might be happy but from inside he is guilty to himself,he is ashamed of himself.People say humans are the most intelligent race in the universe.I don't think so,I think even an ant is smarter than us because have you ever seen an ant work alone,no they work in groups thats why they can do any work faster,better and even happier.One ant shields another ant.
So why can't we do it?We can if we could change our mentality,our way of thinking.Because one man can't stand another man having more money than him.One woman can't stand another woman prettier than her.Well these are just little points,but in this country these turn into fights and end up as deaths.Today people don't even leave their parents,some days ago I heard a news about a son killing his own father for money,a women killing his son and cut him into pieces for nothing.Isn't it worthless or what,why make a shower of blood when we could make a flower of happiness.Patience and understanding is something we need most today to build a better a tomorrow.
We all want to make Bangladesh Digital but to do that we need to solve the little problems that could cause a big disaster.Take the electricity as a point to notice,in a day of 24 hours more than 12 hours there is no electricity in our homes.I am just scared that one day Bangladesh may be left powerless to serve the millions of people out there.We could improve this can't we by installing solar panels and wind panels.There's a lot of sun light and wind in Bangladesh.Another dangerous point is the planning of buildings in our country,the way they are building houses today are just nonsense they are leaving no gap between buildings this in time can cause a catastrophic disaster.I heard a news about an earthquake of 6 rector scale which will knock out 90% of Dhaka's buildings,and the rest of 10% will be buried under other buildings.It's because by leaving no gap one building will fall down taking another five with it.It will cause a massacre.Humankind was given his brain to make the world a better place,inventing smarter ways of living,making the world a more comfortable place but some people just don't like this.Some people think that by using 3rd class material they can save money but the only they are doing is endangering their own lives and the lives of others.I think some one else has no right to take the lives of others. Today these shopping malls,towers,7-15 story buildings are made with 3rd class materials which make these buildings soo weak.Another major thing to notice would be the water.Water is called life but polluted water means death. Have you ever noticed that the water of Dhaka is smelly,it has a odd color or tastes bad.It's because by polluting the rivers we are polluting our own drinking water,we are endangering our lives.In about two-three years Dhaka's water will be undrinkable just for our own deeds.What will happen then?The Capital city of Bangladesh won't be the same,it will be lifeless since there will be no water.But we can still restore the damage we have caused by cleaning up the rivers,by not using the rivers as our personal dustbins and dumping wastes only in selected places.Education is our next milestone.About 70% of Bangladeshi people are uneducated,but why?Because most people don't have the money that is needed to send their children to schools, and those who even have a little money can't continue till the end most poor people withdraw their children within class 4-5.Education is something that is meant to be given not sold for profit.Today,most personal teachers take whatever sum of money they want for teaching children.Children of rich people like Doctors and Engineers may have that much money,but what about the normal and poor people of Bangladesh they can't.What I am saying is we should protest against such kind of unfairly costs,there should be a limit to how much money they take.Because different schools have different demands according to their name they play the game the higher the name of school the higher the prices.Why should we stand this,now if I say what is difference between vegetables and education because education nowadays are being sold as potatoes and tomatoes,the bigger the size the bigger the price. Together first we have to try to make our nation a clean,healthy and educated nation and then try to make it a Digital Nation.We need to fix these little problems,but first we need to fix ourselves.When we become perfect from our heart our nation automatically will.
The main key in life is teamwork,helping each other,share
each others happiness and sorrows only then we can be
perfect.Perfect enough to become a Digital Nation. Perfect enough to to become `DIGITAL BANGLADESH'.