Dumps on the roads

Bangladesh's political landscape has not changed much over the past 42 years. More so, the politicians over the years have not changed either. With a polarised environment, political parties have remained constant, each with its positive and negative agendas that seem to have over taken the sense of logic and common sense. One does not have to understand who or what group is in power. They also remain the same and stagnant.
No parties compromise, nor do they follow through their agenda and promises to the people. In recent times this unnerving atmosphere created by those who feel it necessary to create imbalance has created a disjointed feeling among the masses.
No one seems to know when this impasse will end. These are the dumps on the political roads. How do we overcome this tit for tat tactics and insults hurled in public and parliament that is unbecoming of the positions held by those in power and those that are vying to get back their power?
About a month ago, the parliament elected the first woman as Speaker of the House. Now there are three women in positions of high power. Some might argue that the power and authority of these three women are not equal. That is, one rules, the opposition rebukes and argues their point, and then the third tries to make peace between the two.
Although the tenure of the speaker is in its infancy, there is a strong possibility that the three women might come to a compromise. What needs to happen is a sit down between the three in private discussions, and have them come out with a proposed solution. As rickshaw puller can pull people and goods over the never ending bumps and pot holes throughout the streets of Dhaka -- and that itself is a difficult task -- the rickshaw puller gets his job done and gets compensated for his efforts.
There are many dumps and pot holes in the political arena, and if a rickshaw puller puts his mettle into his daily activity, so can the three women who do not have to put the same physical strain on themselves to overcome the current impasse. I'm hopeful that eventually a compromise will be reached.

The writer is based in New York.