Essay On Student Politics in Bangladesh
Introduction: Politics lies in activities
involved in getting and using power in public life. On the other hand, student
life is the part of life that is spent in acquiring knowledge in educational
institutions. It is the most important period of human life. Student life is
compared to the seed time of life. So, apparently, student life and politics
are two different subjects. To acquire knowledge and become worthy of
shouldering the responsibility of the country, a student should be busy in
pursuit of knowledge.
Necessity of student politics: In the modern age, politics controls everything that touches a man’s life. It enters
into every branch of life. It haunts every heart and home. If that is so,
there is no reason why students should remain apart from the mainstream of
reason and intellect. Today’s students are the future leaders of the country. The
sagacity, prudence, and wisdom of leadership cannot be acquired without the pursuit
of knowledge. If a leader lacks the quality of leadership, he can never lead
the country towards prosperity and stability. So a student, after completing the study, becomes a wise leader. It is true that student politics did play a vital
role in Bangladesh to save our mother tongue, Bangla. In 1952 students first
burst into protest against the declaration of Urdu as the State Language of
Pakistan. The role of political leaders followed the protest of the students. Besides,
they came out of the classrooms in 1960 and 1970 with their patriotic
feelings. So, considering the reality of our national and international life,
they will come into politics. Students are the essence of the nation’s
conscience. Politically when Ayub Khan attempted to kill democracy in its
cradle with his martial law, it was the students who came forward to disapprove
of his dictatorial policies.
Arguments against student politics: The
general view against student politics is that they are immature and it is
likely that they will be easily misguided by clever agents of political
parties. But if they keep aloof from politics altogether, they will remain
political parties. But if they keep aloof from politics altogether, they will
remain political babies even when they are grown up and they will be more
easily misled in later life on account of their ignorance and inexperience. The
famous philosopher Aristotle says, “Every human being is a political being”. At
schools, colleges, and universities, students read history, public
administration, civics, political philosophy, and political economy. If they can
understand these things in the abstract, why should they be kept away from the
concrete realities of political life? Secondly, it is true that students may
discover late in life that the interest they took in politics in the early
years was on the wrong lines and they might change their opinions.
Conclusion: There may be controversial
views about student politics. But we should remember that fair participation in
politics is a must as and when the nation requires it. But the students should
keep themselves aloof from active politics. They must not be indifferent to
their sole aim of achieving education.
