Politics as profession
Earning money and politics are, as the dictionary suggests, two different things. One suggests the money earned for livelihood, and the other the way of ruling a state or the art of governance. But in our country's perspective, they are closely related. In the developed countries, the number of people living on politics is very few. People do politics for the welfare of the country and its people. They don't depend on politics for their livelihood. It is neither their means of living, nor profession. But here many people, directly or indirectly, have adopted politics as the single means of earning. They are running business enterprises and controlling tenders and all such activities in government offices. They are working under the aegis of political leaders. The more these leaders create opportunities for their party's supporters and activists, the greater the number of party men .
According to my personal study, the number of people depending on politics in a village is not less than 30. This will increase in small towns and cities. It is estimated that about 30,000 people in a district are now with politics as their only source of income. This may fluctuate in some cases.
People get jobs with the help of political leaders, and can even influence the legal process. This is something that runs counter to all principles.
We expect Bangladesh will be free from such nasty politics, corruption and terrorism. We want change, change for the better.
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