Politicians talk, but hardly listen

In recent months the political situation took a violent turn as the opposition organised several hartals and blockades which led to death and destruction. The government, on the other hand, has used excessive force to quell the opposition and resorted to persecution of opposition leaders. Statistics shows that 492 people died last year due to political clash and more people will die in the coming days as the two political parties have still not come to a solution. There is no cooperation and trust among the politicians and no unity among the political parties on issues of national interest. Consensus among political parties is a must to develop any country and to fight against corruption. Empowering people is the most important feature of democracy but in our country general people are always oppressed by the politicians or by their activities. What type of democracy is this? Our politicians are always talking about what they want, never listening to what people want.
Shahin Ahmed
Dept. of marketing
University of Dhaka