Entrepreneurship
The lecture at NSU by Samson H Chowdhury (Chairman of Square group) on Ethics in entrepreneurship (published in the Daily Star of 27/5/10) is a welcome diversion from the usual stuff we read in the print media in Bangladesh.
Our political leaders avoid talking on this topic (ethics and morality); hence it is not surprising that Bangladesh ranks as one of the top corrupt nations in the world. The definition of public service is distorted before the public microphones. Today the civil service is corrupt (and politicised); and it is almost impossible to get proper counter services quickly; without entering through the backdoors.
This is the usual have-not mentality in any under-developed country, due to lack of quality top leadership. The fear of losing post and authority reigns supreme among the public servants. Due to lower standard of living, it is easier to woo the voters, as the latter have no holding power.
The very political base or foundation is not ethical, hence raising superstructures on such narrow foundations have a long time lingering effect on the morale of society. Now politics in controlled by two dynasties. This creates a negative umbrella effect on the political followers, who turn to sycophancy, to gain advantages through the backdoors. We are prisoners of our own making. It means we get the leadership we deserve!
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