The most dangerous question remains unasked: What norms, procedures, and moral commitments should replace what we are dismantling?
The signal is clear: Change your brand of money-driven politics. Abandon hypocrisy. Or people will abandon you.
The critics are right: the system is unjust. But addressing anger without repairing the economic wiring that produces it has only ever muted the noise. We are not risking a tinderbox. We are responsible for the one we are already living in.
This demographic dividend becomes a curse when policy fails to match demography. The interim government’s focus on political stabilization overshadows economic planning, leaving youth unemployed and restless.
Their burnout is not a personal failing. It is a symptom of a culture that confuses motion with meaning. If a generation is exhausted before life begins, the problem is not them. It is the world we have collectively built around them.
Fully 62% feel positive and hopeful about Bangladesh’s future. This is the hope that gives Bangladesh a second chance. But hope, must be met with policy, leadership, and delivery. When young people stop trusting the system, they change it.
One year after the July Revolution, the memory of brave young lives lost continues to light the path toward a just, democratic, and united Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s 50 million young voters are restless, ambitious, and eager for real change -- not just promises. If BNP seizes this moment with bold reforms and youth-led leadership, it could spark a new era where opportunity, dignity, and democracy thrive together.
An appeal to fellow 40-plus folks to wake up from selfish slumber and join our kids
