The terms mentioned above are not mutually inclusive. There is common ground in our general understanding of austerity and good governance. Good governance requires optimal use of resources for the benefit of the maximum number of people, if not all. Austerity is against wastage of resources and prudent management of whatever is available.
Corruption has been recognised as Bangladesh's major problem for a long time. This can be justified if one looks at Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The land management system is known to be highly corrupted. A World Bank survey reveals that most crimes and corruption in Bangladesh take place in land-related services.
AGES ago, Rabindranath Tagore said: "Youth, I do adore thee, Age, I do abhor thee." Tagore recognised the ultimate torchbearers of a nation, who are the youth. Like Tagore, I also believe in youth, and I consider myself as an active supporter of empowerment of the young in the development of the nation. The nation, today, needs leadership by physically active and educated people. In this article, I will concentrate on the role that the youth played and could play.
Infocom -- an ICT conference and exhibition was first held in 2002 in Kolkata with the goal to spread IT awareness through sharing the experience of the world's leading software, IT, manufacturing and telecom companies with people.
Today Infocom has morphed into one of the most successful IT events, where users and industry players -- stars from within and outside India -- come together to figure out the future of the field. This year over 1,000 delegates attended the fair.
