The country’s popular artists no longer wish to stay. After working for years and earning enough, they leave for foreign lands.
Government officials, too, leave the country whenever they find an opportunity. University professors do the same—many pursue higher education abroad and never return. They simply don’t want to.
Doctors are leaving as well. Almost 60% of BUET’s engineers don’t reside in the country. Even many who retire from the military choose to settle abroad.
Politicians send their children overseas for education. They, too, understand that Bangladesh is for doing business, for making money through politics—not for living. After all, they haven’t made the country livable.
Some leave for the sake of their children’s future. Some seek peace in their old age. Some go abroad for family reasons, others to live with integrity or self-respect. Some leave to find fair recognition for their abilities. Some go for higher education. Others to live honestly and earn a decent living. And some to escape religious persecution.
If you conduct a survey among the people around you, you’ll find that 80% of them would leave the country if given the chance.
So, what kind of society have we built in these fifty years—where everyone wants to flee? There’s a deep restlessness within the people, a heavy sigh. An unrelenting urge to escape—but why?
Those who lead the country must find an answer to this question and work toward building a Bangladesh where people no longer feel the need to run away.
