Relation with Politics and Poverty

Bangladesh is a 3rd world poor country. Poverty is a common issue in Bangladesh. About 30% people of in this county live below the poverty line.  Political crises are one of the most common factors that impact on poverty. Political instability is the most communal factor in our country. Political violence suffers the poor people and it is related to poverty. Nowadays politics is the major factor in a country’s activities and poor people are suffered from political activities which are increasing poverty (World Bank. 2013).

Politics refers to the process of organizing social power in a community.

Present Situation of Politics in Bangladesh and Relation with Poverty: 

The present situation in Bangladesh is worse than at other times by political violence. Hartal is the most common sense nowadays. The people of Bangladesh are afraid of this continuous political violence. In 2013, 492 people died from political violence (The Daily Star, 2013). With this unexpected condition, economic growth has decreased. Many vehicles and shops are burnt, many trees are uprooted, communication systems are hampered and transportation systems are destroyed by the political violence. The poor people suffer much from this condition. Poverty has come to the door of low people. (The Daily Star, 2013).

Some points of view 

1. Vehicles are burnt and broken. For this, the income source of those people (driver, conductor, helper, etc.) has been stopped.
2. Many families have lost their earning members. So they have to live below the poverty line.
3. Shops are also burnt and broken. So, the owner falls into great trouble and so does their family.
4. Day laborers have no work. So their family has to starve.
5. Transportation problems going down our economic condition day by day. 
6. Many people died in politics and it lost our manpower.

• (Ref: The Daily Star, 2013)

Causes of Political Crises in Bangladesh

• Confrontational politics.
• Absence of the rule of law.
• Absence of democratic political culture.
• Lack of political morality.
• Corruption and terrorism.
• Lack of tolerance and reciprocity.
• Lack of cooperation.
• Greed for power

Impacts of political crises on poverty 

• Rising food prices.
• Lack of security.
• Economic crises.

Political instability can seriously impede efforts to boost economic development and reduce poverty.