Heal the ailing Root:Final Part

Heal the ailing Root

Ashim Kumar Paul - April 11th, 2011

(From previous  issue)

In comparison with the existing status of private universities, the concerned higher authorities of public universities, many think, are highly expected to disapprove of the way of student-politics. Yes, the statistics about the private institutions is true but on the same, it should not be forgotten that most of our leading national political leaders and positively social movers as well as personalities are the creation of public institutions and had kept themselves engaged in and move for various kinds of national, political and socio-economic issues and worked for the student political wings from their study institutions. As their contribution to our national policy is worthwhile, the significance of student politics can neither be denied nor be taken out indeed.

Regardless of the present worsened condition of student politics in various higher educational institutions and their residential halls, student politics must be held in high esteem for its bright prospect in the ground of our national socio-politic and economic interests. It is student politics which can only bring about positive changes in the traditional outlook and movement of our national politics. Only rejoiced and spirited youths can be able to establish the true image of Bangladesh. Student politics, since, is considered the focal root of our national politics and its progress, necessary steps are now gravely required.

Although the present election commission has recommended the political parties to snap off any link with the wings of students (and such malpractice is also unwelcome to many minds), most of student wings are still propped up by the main political groups. Therefore, all political parties need to head for taking effective and sufficient steps to amend the prevailing status of student politics and to ensure for making our educational institutions a better place for learning and creative horizon and for the sake of creating competent and dedicated national leaders. 

Besides, cutting off the clandestine connection between the major parties and their students’ wings, encouraging meritorious, competent and liberal students to join and work for, meticulously maintaining order and discipline in student parties, ignoring nepotism and other bigotry, for instances, should be added to the vision of student politics. Also the authorities of educational institutions own some responsibilities to ensure the better practices of students’ politics. Organizing the students’ union election in right time, allotting the seats in residential halls based on not the political pros but on the merits, forbidding the external political activists on campus etc. can be stood as the right decisions for an enhanced and stable educational environment. I would like to conclude this write-up with my facebook bio where I have penned: “I am such like a man who is standing in the central line between optimism and pessimism—- often inspired by optimism and sometimes captivated by pessimistic views.” But as for a country of bright prospect in the ground of economy, (Ended)

Ashim Kumar Paul
A final year student of
Department of English
Govt. Edward College, Pabna.
Email: ashim_meghdutt@yahoo.com

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