When business loses its purpose…
Photo: Amran Hossain
Business today as it appears is not business with conscience. It is devoid of any social responsibility. As a result, people's sufferings know no bounds. The price of essential commodities is skyrocketing. Are all the businessmen aware of the cut-throat profit many of their fellow businessmen make at the cost of the suffering millions? Business syndicate dictating price was not heard in the old days. There existed a healthy competition among businessmen to get hold of the customers as much as possible. We know that in undivided Bengal businessmen coming from different parts of India did their business with honesty earning the hearts of the clients. Those businessmen were satisfied with their minimum profit and so were the customers, getting products at a fair price. Both the parties -- the sellers and the buyers -- remained satisfied and happy. The present-day Bangladesh is a far cry from those olden days. In an English Daily on 28th April the president of FBCCI A.K. Azad was reported to have expressed his deep concerns: "Most politicians feed on our money. We pay for our existence. We don't give it willingly." This is a serious matter to look into. We hope the government will instruct its functionaries to take all necessary measures to keep the prices of the daily necessities under control as well as be responsive to the problems the business community is facing at the hands of the politicians. At the same time, we expect that the business community would be more sensitive towards the common consumers and consider their business also as a service to the people and not purely a means to make money.
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