What can we learn from a Bangladeshis?

 Once we have talked about India becoming a supergiant, still now we are talking about it. Many nations baited their kin to get back their economy. Many leaders lost their hope. But here is this particular nation in Asia sharing most of its border with India. This nation has one more name, that is the land of rivers. Yes, we are talking about Bangladesh. Thought, once Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan but got liberation in the year 1971. Still, Bangladesh is a brotherhood of Pakistan but with different principles. There was a time, Bangladesh was fighting for freedom. But now, its currency value is more than its brother(Pakistan). Bangladesh of 2.11% of the world's total population. Approximately 1260  persons per kilometre, the tenth most densely populated country in the world. We know Bangladesh is famous for its RMD(Ready Made Dresses). Even I have Bangladesh - made jeans in my closet. They are famous for labour-intensive jobs such as agriculture, garments, construction, manufacturing sector.

                          

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Besides, we may have a question, with similar labour-power like China, will Bangladesh become a supergiant one day? It is possible, one-day Bengala tigers will pounce. All of a sudden, why this topic "WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM A BANGLADESHI?". Previous night, I spoke with my buddy, who is currently working in Dubai. He mentioned about Bangladeshis in his apartment. I was fascinated by hearing their lifestyle. Their lifestyle is a mixture of agility, unity, accountability, food, hunger for winning. I thought instead of wasting this wholly enriched topic. I would post it as a blog at weekendblogbydk.blogspot.com.

Things I learned from Bangladeshi people.

Bangladesh people are well known for their dexterity. My buddy said that they work all day long. Four Bangladeshi live in a tiny room that could barely accommodate two. They work on a shift basis, two in the morning shift and the other two in the evening shift. They never get exhausted. When it comes to agility, I think about squirrels. Squirrels are active during days that resemble the exact nature of Bangladeshis. Bangladeshi are very adaptive, similar to squirrels. For example, there are more than 100 species of squirrel in the world across different continents that show squirrel's adaptive tendency. Whatever the stage is, whether it is a city or a savanna? Agility matters.

My friend used to visit a shawarma stall for his dinner. He used to see that Bangladeshis are the only people to come in groups as well to leave. Neither Indian nor Pakistani come in groups, he mentioned. Not only for dinner Bangladeshis stick together. But also, for work, shopping, leaving the country, and while arriving at the airport. For example, I have mentioned previously about Bangladeshis work on a shift basis, when the first two leave, the other two cook for the ones left. From this, we got to know how united they are? From where they have inherited this unity? Sheikh Azizur Rahman Nesarabadi stated that absolute unity is impossible. The only way is unity in diversity, Sheikh suggested. Sheikh

called for public unity conferences and invited different Islamic parties who share some common goals and aspirations. All the Bangladesh leaders responded positively. 

As I mentioned earlier, Bangladesh is a heavily populated country, so it is hard for people to get employed. According to Statista, the unemployment rate in Bangladesh is 4.19% in 2020. Though it seems petty, most of the workers are daily wagers. Their low wage makes them spend less. Even my friend said the same. He told me that his apartment Bangladeshis used to squander 12 AED only for food on a daily basis but it for more less than the daily recommended minimum amount according to Numbeo. I still wonder how they act even after eating less? My friend said that they also write their daily expenditure in an accountancy note.

Whenever I used to watch India versus Bangladesh cricket, I can see how valorous they are. I can say that they are ferocious. Whether they win or lose, they maintain their anger throughout the match. Even the spectators shout till their voice scrambles. We can recognize that from nowhere to reaching a separate goal that tigers have achieved in sports. We should know how fearless they were when they chose Kabaddi as their national game. By this, we can conclude that Bangladeshi people have a hunger to win.

Takeaways

1. Agility.

2. Unity in diversity.

3. Spend less / accountability over expenditure.

4. Sports spirited or hunger to win.

Apart from all the positives that you got from takeaways, Bangladeshi gets exploited also. Recently I have watched a video regarding how Bangladeshi gets threatened. As migrant labour, Bangladeshis used to work where the intense labour is required. The landowner hires these immigrants and pays less than a sufficient amount. Also, the landowners threaten these immigrants by beating, blackmailing. There is no other way except to accept what the wage is. There is a happy family of these immigrants living in Bangladesh, hoping that one day their life would change and have a meal together with their partners, fathers, brothers, uncles, sons.

-DHARNISH