In today’s world, the primary drivers of a nation’s economic, social, and technological progress are its engineers. Yet, the engineering sector in Bangladesh is currently mired in a deep crisis. While Bangladeshi engineers are demonstrating excellence on international platforms, their talent and qualifications are not being properly recognized within their own country. Engineers represent the top tier of intellectual talent in the nation. They endure the fierce competition of entrance exams, years of intense study, sleepless nights, and relentless perseverance to finally become qualified engineers. But once they enter the job market, they are confronted with harsh injustices and unfair realities. In government jobs, promotions, salary structures, and job opportunities often favor diploma engineers over those with BSc degrees in engineering. Diploma holders, through quota privileges, dominate positions like Sub-Assistant Engineer and Assistant Engineer, leaving BSc engineers marginalized in the job market. This is not just an insult to their hard-earned knowledge, it is a national disgrace. When a country devalues its most brilliant minds and disrespects their effort and intelligence, it not only creates individual frustration but also weakens the foundation of its economy, infrastructure, planning, and national security. Opportunities for BSc engineering graduates in government jobs are limited. The positions allocated for them often require passing the BCS exam, where rote learning tends to triumph over technical proficiency. Even when someone enters the engineering cadre through BCS, they are often relegated to administrative tasks, devaluing their engineering expertise. Road and transport engineers spend their time signing papers, far removed from the actual responsibilities of planning or execution. This is not just a waste of talent, but a massive mismanagement of public resources taxpayer money spent on producing engineers who are never allowed to utilize their knowledge for the nation. What’s worse is that critical positions like Sub-Assistant or Assistant Engineers are overwhelmingly occupied by diploma holders who gain promotions over time. BSc engineers find themselves excluded from these roles. In fact, nearly 100% of Sub-Assistant Engineer positions are filled by diploma engineers, and later, many of them acquire part-time or full BSc degrees from private universities and reapply for the same or higher positions, effectively pushing out original BSc graduates. This bizarre patchwork system is choking the entire engineering sector. Every year, thousands of BSc engineers from Bangladesh migrate abroad for higher studies or to work for tech giants like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, or European construction firms. They are competing and succeeding at global standards, even leading major projects. Yet, within their own country, they are neglected and disrespected. There is no incentive for them to return, no recognition, no sufficient opportunities, and no supportive job market. Meanwhile, the country relies on foreign companies or consultants to implement its own infrastructure projects importing Japanese, Chinese, or European technical teams simply because homegrown engineers are left out of the system. This reliance on foreign experts for mega projects , while local engineers are sidelined is economically devastating. A nation that prioritizes the arguments of diploma holders over scientific engineering knowledge, and undermines talent, ultimately institutionalizes structural weakness. A genuine BSc engineer, who has studied advanced mathematics, physics, mechanics, thermodynamics, electrical engineering, project management, and soft skills over four years, ends up pushing paperwork in an office. They cannot take decisions, their opinions are ignored, and they are outranked by less-educated seniors, valued solely for experience. While experience is important, it can never replace education. This flawed system is not pushing the country forward, but rather trapping it in the quicksand of misguided policies. That’s why the Padma Bridge must be built by foreigners, the Metro Rail operates under foreign supervision, and the nuclear power plant relies on Russian installations. By restricting engineers within a framework devoid of merit, not only individuals but the entire nation’s future is held hostage. If diploma holders claim to be competent, all quota systems should be abolished. Equal opportunity should be ensured through transparent, merit-based recruitment and promotions in the engineering sector. Unless the state stops marginalizing its true engineers, the country is heading toward collapse. It is essential to establish a separate "Engineering Cadre" in the BCS and prioritize Bangladeshi engineers in mega projects. If foreigners are needed, they should be brought only in advisory roles for highly technical tasks. A nation prospers when it preserves, not exports, its talent, when its brightest minds take leadership roles in policymaking, infrastructure, industrialization, and technological advancement. Today, Bangladesh’s true engineers embody that potential, yet they face systemic barriers created by administrative disorganization, unjust quota policies, and a diploma-dominated hierarchy. If this wall is torn down, not only will dependency on foreigners decline, but our own engineers will emerge as consultants, builders, and innovators. What we need is a bold national restructuring, one where policies are tech-centered and led by real engineers. Only then can Bangladesh advance on the path of development and become a role model to the world.