Accept defeat gracefully
It is heart breaking to see repetition of the same oration by the leader of the losing party, irrespective of whoever the person is. Being one of the members of the post liberation war generation, I earnestly urge all party leaders in current and future Bangladesh to create the legacy of gracefully accepting the election verdict and work in a united fashion for taking our beloved motherland on the path of peaceful political co-existence and achievable developments, the main themes of a multi-party democratic political process. Simultaneously, I also urge the winning party leader to establish a new political culture by meeting the losing party leader to extend her earnest and cordial invitation to work together for the first time in the history of Bangladesh, as we have seen in recent times in the US election that resonated the same theme of "Change". I may be one of the first few to ask for initiating this healthy culture of political humility, but am confident that I am not a loner in my thoughts and urges! We have had enough of the ailing political culture of accepting an election verdict when it goes in favour, while rejecting it if it goes against. We now need to move forward and require to see our politicians working in unison on critical national and economic issues in order to achieve meaningful development.
The lessons to be learned from the last election are clear. It is perhaps time for ANY political party to think twice before it decides to form coalition with the anti-liberation forces for political gains in the short run!
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