SLC-S29/W1-“Thinking and Ideas!| If You Were in Charge!”

Hello all my Steemit friends, I hope you are all doing well. I have come to participate in a competition with you today. The learning challenge competition started last night, on the occasion of which @ninapenda has organized a great competition, I thought I would participate in the learning challenge competition this time, so I have come to write and share the competition post with you. If I am the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, what topics will I discuss and I will present all the good and bad aspects of those topics to you. I will try to write all these topics based on my own knowledge and through these articles I think that the knowledge of every user will increase and every user will try to share the post through different characters, then only everyone's posts will be of high quality. But let's start writing my post

If I am given full authority as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for a year, the first thing I will focus on solving is corruption and lack of good governance. Because corruption is a problem that is rooted in every sector of the country, education, health, judiciary, administration, and even the daily lives of ordinary citizens. When a poor person is forced to pay a bribe to get government services, not only his money but also his respect and trust in the state are lost. Every country suffers a lot due to corruption, which if used properly, could have improved the country's education system, provided modern treatment in hospitals, or created employment for unemployed youth. Therefore, in my view, curbing corruption and strengthening the foundation of the state.

I wanted to build a strong foundation against corruption. First, to increase transparency in government offices, I would digitize all services step by step so that direct contact between people is reduced and opportunities for bribery are limited. Second, I would form a completely independent and strong commission to investigate corruption allegations, which would be free from political influence. Along with this, I would make ethics and accountability training mandatory for government officials and employees. I believe that if corruption is reduced, people will regain trust in the state, investment will increase, and development projects will benefit the people in real terms. So, if I get full authority for a year, I will try to solve these.

Every person may think that poverty, unemployment or infrastructure development is the most important issue. But I give priority to corruption because if this one problem is solved, the solution of the rest of the problems becomes much easier for me. If a large part of the money allocated for poverty alleviation is wasted due to corruption, then the real poor people never get their full rights from the government. Similarly, no matter how good the plan is in the education or health sector, if there are irregularities at the implementation level, that plan will not be useful there. So I think corruption is the main root and other problems are its branches.

I think the impact of corruption is not only economic but also creates social and moral crises. When people see that they cannot move forward even by working honestly but can easily get benefits through dishonest means, then moral degradation begins in society. Every person in the country gets the wrong message that honesty has no value. As a Prime Minister, my responsibility is not just to build roads or big projects but to build a just society. Fighting corruption is the first condition of that just society. Therefore, even among many other important issues, I consciously chose this issue first.

First, if I am to take effective action against corruption, I may have to make some very difficult decisions. The most difficult of these decisions will be to take strict action against influential politicians, high-ranking officials, and powerful businessmen. These individuals often hold powerful positions within the state apparatus and influence the decision-making process in various ways. Taking action against them may mean political pressure and risking my own life. But as the head of state, I have to take this risk because if the principle of equality before the law is not proven in practice, the talk of curbing corruption will remain only on people's lips.

As Prime Minister, I have to see that although big projects are politically attractive, they do not actually benefit the people much, but rather waste money and irregularities are more common. Stopping these projects may temporarily increase criticism and reduce popularity. But in the long run, it is important to take such decisions in the interest of the country. As a leader, I then have to give more importance to the future of the state than personal image or popularity.

To those who disagree with my decision, I will first explain my position in logical terms. I will say that taking action against corruption is not an attack on any individual or group, but rather a decision to protect the future of the country. I will present to them a real example of how a brilliant student is deprived due to corruption simply because he cannot pay a bribe. When I talk about it in terms of people's emotions and experiences, it often becomes easier for me to explain even difficult decisions.

I will ask those who disagree to trust me with confidence that this process will be transparent and fair. No one will be harassed unnecessarily or given concessions because of power. I will maintain regular contact with the media, civil society and the general public so that they understand the direction the state is taking and why some difficult decisions are being taken. I believe that if people see that decisions are being taken on the basis of sincerity and justice, then they will gradually accept them, even if they initially object. The job of a leader is not just to make decisions, but to explain the reasoning behind those decisions to the people and accountability is required.