Come home and build the country

[Banglar Bir]

Come home and build the country
Tribune Editorial
Published at 07:42 PM November 15, 2017

Photo: BIGSTOCK
Bangladesh is in a very critical stage of its development right now and we need our best and brightest to lead the way more than ever
The United States is an attractive destination for students because of its high quality universities — students from around the world compete every year to get a chance to study there.

With its emphasis on critical thinking, research, and multi-disciplinary education, a foreign education can help students realise their highest potential, expand their horizons, and teach them to think in innovative ways.

Currently, more than 7,000 Bangladeshis are studying in the US, up 10% from the previous year. But it would be premature to celebrate this increase until we know how many outbound students actually come back to Bangladesh.

When the brightest and most talented students leave and do not return, it constitutes a huge loss for the nation — otherwise known as “brain drain.” But it does not have to be that way.

The Chinese government, for example, encourages students to study in the US; a majority of these students return because of rewarding career prospects at home, and thus contribute immensely to China’s progress.

Bangladesh is in a very critical stage of its development right now and we need our best and brightest to lead the way more than ever.
But it is not enough to say that; our government must ensure that these students are given the opportunity and the scope to put their valuable ideas and faculties to use. In other words, give them an incentive to come back.
Unfortunately, we are giving them more and more reason not to.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/editorial/2017/11/15/come-home-build-country/
With the disappearance of an NSU teacher a week ago — and numerous other instances in the recent past of our intellectually driven, critical-thinking citizens of our nation, who are often hounded, harassed, and even outright murdered — our government is failing our best and brightest, and thus driving them away.

 

[bd_4_ever]

There are tons of students who wish go back but thanks to our politically-infested education system, many hesitate to. Back in Sweden when I did my Masters, bunch of Bangladeshis in my batch went back home in fact. Among them, 3 became private university teachers, 1 is an aspiring entrepreneur aiming to do a startup, 1 is a GP and 1 works in a managerial position at BRAC. So its not too doom and gloom as it seems. What we are missing is people in high-level research and that culture is extremely backward in our institutions.

But, for instance, you also have to see that 1 CHF = 84 Taka. Technically me or anyone living abroad can send more money in a month than someone working in Dhaka will pay in tax in a whole year. Our reserve of $33 billion (?) did not just come into existence simply out of thin air.

 

[idune]

Most of awami leaders and their family looted, purchased home and moved their family in US or Canada. If ruling awami league leader thinks Bangladesh is place ONLY for looting and NOT for living, why other should consider going back to awami hell hole call bangobondhu land?????

Besides, people have seen first hand - how awami league regime looters forcefully took control of banks and NGOs. Why should anyone put their savings, brains and labors to build something that awami league will loot and confiscate???

Let's see if awami cheer leading band can answer that question (other than slipping and sliding).

 

[idune]

no awami thugs can answer above questions? so much for one trick bongobondhu phonies.

 

[Trango Towers]

no awami thugs can answer above questions? so much for one trick bongobondhu phonies.

India Pakistan and Bangladesh are being held back by stupid politicians who for their own goals would rather destroy the nation than to build it