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The title of the thread is an oft-mentioned request of my father who is always prodding us 3 brothers in the states to do something in Bangladesh. This something or "kichu" is somewhat ambiguous to me.
Right now we are invested in real estate properties but Dear Abba doesn't mean that. He expects us three boys to do something tangible that will benefit the common people of BD as well as help us financially. I am at a loss as to what Bangladesh really needs in terms of expertise from its overseas citizens. Sending remittance is surely helping, but NRB's like us, what can we do to make a difference?
Many expatriate Bangladeshis are heavily invested in shopping malls, franchise restaurants etc., but I am not thinking in those lines as they do not benefit the common person that much. At one time I thought setting up food processing plants to get value added products from our agricultural commodities was a sure way to help the farmers and the country. There's so much wastage of our agricultural produce due to lack of proper storage and transportation that we run from bumper harvests to famine like situations every few years.
A few of my friends at Intel tried to do something in Bangladesh(microprocessor related) but gave up in frustration due to the corrupt bureaucracy.
Just like how some UK NRB's are setting up airlines, are there other avenues where a bunch of us can get together and come up with ventures that mimic some of the good practices of the developed countries as far as agriculture and infrastructure is concerned?
Right now we are invested in real estate properties but Dear Abba doesn't mean that. He expects us three boys to do something tangible that will benefit the common people of BD as well as help us financially. I am at a loss as to what Bangladesh really needs in terms of expertise from its overseas citizens. Sending remittance is surely helping, but NRB's like us, what can we do to make a difference?
Many expatriate Bangladeshis are heavily invested in shopping malls, franchise restaurants etc., but I am not thinking in those lines as they do not benefit the common person that much. At one time I thought setting up food processing plants to get value added products from our agricultural commodities was a sure way to help the farmers and the country. There's so much wastage of our agricultural produce due to lack of proper storage and transportation that we run from bumper harvests to famine like situations every few years.
A few of my friends at Intel tried to do something in Bangladesh(microprocessor related) but gave up in frustration due to the corrupt bureaucracy.
Just like how some UK NRB's are setting up airlines, are there other avenues where a bunch of us can get together and come up with ventures that mimic some of the good practices of the developed countries as far as agriculture and infrastructure is concerned?