Few years ago people of a rural area of Anowara, a sub district of port city Chittagong, Bangladesh, sowed paddy plants in a road to protest the Government for not taking steps furnishing that road by bricks. They suffered long time by using that road but not interested to take their own unite initiatives furnishing the road. If the local people of that area wish to make the road usable for trafficking, they might be do this. But they could not try to use their brain and labor to do this; they waited for the Governments initiatives for long time. We know, when people make unity, they can do everything.

Also today, not only the people of Bangladesh, as well as the under developed and non-developed countries wait for the Governments steps for all types of development works. There are some places which have many roads not to fit for use, have no schools or some school destroyed by natural calamities or students studied in the open space under the open sky, some areas have no hospital or small health center, have poor infrastructure development etc. Whereas the economic conditions of those countries are not good and friendly due to do the all development activities in the whole country at a time and Government have no capability to do all the big and small development activities. People of those countries can be united and do some small developments work taking their own initiatives. They need not to wait for the Government and suffered for long time. Moreover, by doing this they can relief the Govt. and Govt. also get the opportunity to concentrate to the big infrastructure development.

Everyone knows that without infrastructure development, no country properly can alleviate poverty; also, business, export-import and every kind of government and non-government works cant go in the smooth way. However, everyone knows that infrastructure developments are the main factors of the economical growth for any country. If a country tries to upgrade their position from developing country to developed country, they must do the infrastructure development in their every area including rural areas. In addition, it should improve the political and social sensibility and atmospheres towards countrys development. We know that political problems and unfavorable mind of politicians and political organizations for countrys development are the prior problem for development activities of those countries. In many countries, these are the main obstacles of development.

From the beginning of the creation of human being, people have done everything as his/her needs. To survive, they searched food as like as developed their lifestyle, dwelling places and surroundings. Time to time they developed their communication and transportation system and improved their behavior and bold the relation with others. People did all of these according their needs. Specially, when people attempt to live together and being united and formed into social groups, then they have taken steps to develop their livelihood. In the ancient period, there were no states in the world. People did everything uniformly, worked for the various infrastructure developments, won the fears and dangers, made the incompetent path, walkways etc friendly for their use and innovated the new ways.

When the states began to form and run in the world, then people gradually desisted own self from the development works and didnt take own initiatives. Since then, the people have become depend themselves to the state and Government. Now the situation is that, however there is any necessity and sufferings in the local life, people dont want to take any initiatives for development activities, besides they wish to wait for the state or Government. If it takes so much time, nevertheless they wait for it. Now it goes to a critical problem for the developing and non-developed countries. People of those countries face many problems and fall in sufferings but havent taken any united development initiatives. Everyone knows that, there are many problems in developing and non-developed countries and their economic conditions are not good and have less skillful manpower. For that reason, they cant able to continue their development activities in all over the country and fails to develop more areas especially in rural areas.

Moreover, there are so many social and political problems. Corruption is also a main factor of less development of those countries. In one side, they have less ability to do development works in whole country to make up their necessity and in other side; they misuse money and make corruption in many cases. For that reason, the local development programs work slowly. However, people know this everything but dont be interested to take own or uniquely effort for development matters. Rather than they feel interest blaming the state. But, if they wish, they can uniformly do something for the state development. In the whole world, it is the time for Participatory Local Development and everyone gives priority to this. Many NGO, local and international development organizations try to build awareness about people participatory local development by arranging seminar, round table meeting, rally etc. But most of their programs are practiced in the capital or towns and more than less rural and village area people (user or consumer) have chance to participate in there. If there is any possibility for a rural area man to participate in any program like that, he has no exercise authority over the decision making and his opinion is not mandatory to influence the decision making process. If it is possible to start some small development works by engaging local people in mentally, physically and financially, the development programs run swiftly and it is more positive for the developing and non-developed countries to properly proceed the development works.

People especially youths of a country can play a vital role for development of their country. They can take initiatives for some small types of development activities. For that, peoples should be united at first and then take decision what should be done.

Suppose, in a rural area, there are need to repair or make a new road suitable for walk and traffic or an educational institution or dam in the bank of a river, or any other infrastructure development, people of those area can take unite effort to do this types of development program. They need to start a group, create a committee that is formatted by some honest men, teachers, social persons, good political men, students, service holders, labors and professional persons of every sector but free from any types of politics. One of them selected or elected for Convener, two co-conveners and others are member and one of the honest committee members would select for finance secretary. This committee must be accountable to the local people. All decisions should take by the local people to meet the local needs. They can select some senior peoples for advisory board.

At first, they need to find out the real problem or their needs; ready their plan and budget for solve this and how many peoples and days need to work there for finished that work. Some people give land (if searched, we find out many persons who are interested to donate their land for a better work in every area) and equipments and materials (which are useful for those development program), some people shared and contribute money as his or her ability, some work mentally and physically etc. This group or committee collects labor, money and equipments from those areas peoples/inhabitants. If a group of people of a area take unite and good initiatives for their local development than most of the inhabitants support it and try to involve themselves in this types of development programs for solve their own needs.

Our youths can play a big role to take initiates for such types of development programs. They can encourage the local people to start a thus types of programs and unite them. NGOs, social organizations and Government also can encourage local people through increase their consciousness and build awareness publicizing about this matters.

If it is possible to start some small development works by engaging local people in mentally, physically and financially, the development programs run swiftly and it is more positive for the developing and non-developed countries to properly proceed the development works. And by doing this they can relief the Govt. and Govt. get opportunity to concentrate for big infrastructure development. Economical growth and human development indicators increase swiftly by this ways when people of those countries involve themselves in the development activities. It can help to continue the good relationship among the all-local peoples. We should think about it and work for it and take proper initiatives to build up awareness for that like Participatory Local Development and propagating its positive result, advantage and effectiveness; local people will cordially receive it and involve themselves to success thus types of initiatives.

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