NRBs
This is in response to Fuad Mallick's letter titled NRBs. He states " ....Off you go to some other country and serve that society for years and then come back here, hold a high profile conference and tell us to be Bangladeshis! If you really want to do something, come back and show us that you really care, otherwise go back to your adopted countries and stay there and don't bother us with your advice! "
Myself being an NRB, I to some extent agree with his remark. He is however classifying all NRBs with the same brush. In my opinion there are three kinds of NRBs. The first group of people are happy with where they are, and have decided to settle in their adopted land. The second group always dreams about going back home but is afraid to take the plunge. The third group decides to take the risk and does go back, regardless of any help from the authorities. We see some of the third group people in Dhaka these days. The first group might do some 'altruistic' work in Bangladesh like 'opening schools in their villages' etc. However, to really effect any change, the NRBs have to bring their expertise, their experience, their outlook, as shaped by living abroad, to the Bangladeshi society by participating in the day to day affairs there. To do that we have to encourage the second group of NRBs to return to Bangladesh.
Therefore, in my opinion the main theme of the conference should be how the authorities can help the NRBs who want to return home. Giving advice to Bangladeshis how they should improve is meaningless if they don't participate in the process. For that, we have all the foreign missions whose job is to give advice to the Bangladeshis.
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