Its done by Sayek sadman and his team

1. Should Politicians have a Retirement
age or not?
Submitted by,
Sadman Sabbir Sayek (13.01.07.032)
Aishwarya Basak (13.01.07.027)
Sakib Hasan (13.01.07.043)
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2. What is Politics?
 The art or science of government
 The art or science concerned with guiding or influencing government policy
 The art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a
government
 To achieving and exercising positions of governance – organized control over a
human community, particularly a state
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3. Politicians should have a retirement age or not?
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4. Why age limit is necessary?
 Give chance to youth
 Need for fresh blood and new ideas
 Opportunities for the new politicians
 More adaptable to new technology
 No senile lawmakers
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5. Supporting factors:
 Misplacing things repeatedly
 Difficulty performing familiar tasks
 Poor or weaker judgment
 Personality changes; becoming irritable, fearful, suspicious, inappropriate
 Sudden weakness, numbness or vision loss
 Tremor, shakiness
 Difficulty walking because of shuffling steps or poor balance
 Loss of awareness or convulsions
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6. What the young and energetic politicians can do
 William Jefferson Hague
 First secretary of state in the UK government
 At the age of 16, gave speech in Conservative Party conference in 1977
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7.  Sajeeb Wazed Joy
 Architect of Digital Bangladesh
 Advisor to the government of Bangladesh on
Information & Communication Technology
 ‘ICT for Development Award’
 Justin Trudeau (December 25,1971)
 Current Prime Minister of Canada
 Second youngest Prime Minister of Canada
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8. Problem with old aged politicians
 Sahara Khatun
 Former Cabinet Minister
 Member of Bangladesh National Parliament
 Former law secretary of Awami League
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9.  Abul Mal Abdul Muhith
 Current Finance Minister of Bangladesh
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10. Comparison:
Young
• More energetic
• Ability to cope with pressure
• Easily come up with new and
innovative ideas
• Can easily cope with new technology
• Physically strong
• Capability to work with zeal and
confidence
Elders
• Less energetic
• Frequently suffer from pressure which
affects their decision making ability
• Normally don’t want to take new ideas
• Face difficulty to cope with new technology
• Physically weak and agitation is one of the
main problem
• Work performance is diminished with their
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11. Conclusion:
 Political office should not be a life long career
 Old men will dream dreams, Young men will see vision
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