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The 15-year reign of the Awami League government came to an end in a historic popular uprising on August 5 through the spontaneous participation of ordinary students under the banner of the anti-discrimination student movement. The journey of a new Bangladesh begins. The interim government took over the administration of the state. As a result, the mercury of expectations all around is gradually rising. People from different classes of society participated in the uprising. They have an active partnership. As a result, it is quite natural for a partnership claimant to seek a share of the gains.
As the students of today are the future of tomorrow and when students are able to bring down the government by building a strong movement against existing discrimination in the society, then it is natural that they will be expected to have a strong position in building a society without discrimination. And building a non-discrimination society will be the motto of state reform. Therefore, we all hope for a society without discrimination. Now the question is, if the state is reformed in some places, true equality will prevail in the society and discrimination will be eliminated?
In the education system of Bangladesh, there is multifaceted education. Here, from the initial stage, the structure of education is divided in various ways considering the economic capacity of the people in the society and the existing class division. Especially in the name of English medium, Bengali medium and madrasa education, early childhood education has to go through a kind of division and division. Children of those who have financial means and live in the upper or upper-middle economic category of the society, usually study in English medium. And the children of the general middle class, lower-middle class and some lower-class people study in Bengali medium (including government and private schools), and another class of society educates their children in Madrasa education. As a result, this multifaceted trend in education creates a kind of division and disparity in the society.
As a part of state reform, it is important to remove the existing religious and ethnic discrimination in the society. In order to make social and practical translation of the people's upheaval in the country with the promise of eliminating discrimination, religious and ethnic should be eliminated. I want to have confidence in today's young generation of students; I want to trust them and trust their commitment. Hopefully, along with the communal attacks, this time there are also some nice pictures of responsibility. While miscreants are trying to attack houses, settlements and temples of religious minorities one after the other, ordinary students, local people and even some madrasa students have kept vigil at night to protect the houses and temples of the orthodox.
We want to trust the young generation of students today; I want to trust them and trust their commitment. We firmly believe that the fruits of the anti-discrimination movement will benefit the education system in Bangladesh and the religious and ethnic minorities living in Bangladesh. To establish a truly non-discriminatory society, it must first correct the internal flaws of its education system and ensure the equal coexistence of all living in the society irrespective of religion, caste, caste, gender and creed.
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