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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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President can act to restore order
Article 93(1) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh states "At any time when Parliament stands dissolved or is not in session, if the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render immediate action necessary, he may make and promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to him to require, and any Ordinance so made shall, as from its promulgation have the like force of law as an Act of Parliament."
The recent cruel and devastating incidents like rails and roads disruption, torching of vehicles, arsons in mills, factories, offices and residential houses, burning and killing people with fire, cocktails and petrol bombs, etc., demand serious action. The on-duty law enforcers and security forces and innocent people of all walks of life are the victims of these escalating atrocious activities. Our economy is shattered. We request the Honourable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to kindly consider the circumstances and take necessary actions in order to restore conditions for normal life.
Alhaj Professor Dr. A.K. Md. Habibullah Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka
People die on political leaders' watch
For the past few weeks, Bangladesh has been experiencing deadly strikes and hartals. Our opposition party leader Khaleda Zia and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are the ones to blame. Offices and schools have been closed and no one dares to go out. Those who must go to work always remain in fear of getting burned or bombed. If these hartals continue throughout December till the election day, we will have to see more deaths and loss of properties. When will our leaders learn to compromise?
MahirahSamah
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Comments on news report, "Panicked, Hindus flee," published on December 16, 2013
Dev Saha
The government should protect the minorities! Doing nothing is not an option.
Kalu_Mia
Awami League is using the Hindus as bait. In many areas Awami thugs are torching and looting Hindu properties, and propagating that Jamaat-Shibir has done this.
Minority
We do not want to see more violence. In Satkhira, Awami League also attacked Hindu families. We will not accept such type of attack by the ruling party.
Talat
Is there a government?
Aasfisarwar
Some of the houses belonging to minorities were ransacked and torched by majority AL. Trust me, I saw some pictures in the local newspapers.
Ben 10
India with its allies in government is indirectly responsible for this. India's similar interference caused anarchy and destruction in Sri Lanka where Hindu Tamils fought Buddhist Sinhalese. With turmoil and chaos, it's only India that will benefit by making Bangladesh dependent on India.
The people of all faiths and beliefs will have to pay a heavy price unless Bangladesh is freed from Indian hegemony.
Bangla girl
You guys are creating panic among Hindus by this type of news, and you are well aware of this.
Abul Mashud
You are only pointing to the Jamaat for this heinous vandalism. But do justice to yourself as a reporter: find out who is the beneficiary of such attacks.
"An undignified acquiescence" (December 12, 2013)
Arif Abu
Quite interesting. The struggle in Thailand is completely different than what we are seeing in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ezajur Rahman
You mean if this government was in opposition it would not behave in the same way?
Arif Abu
If they did I would not support them. When this party was in opposition they did not behave in the same way.
Nds
These leaders did not fall from the heaven; they grew up by public support and sustenance. The unceasing mayhem with increasing ferocity is going on for the last few months for which according to the author both the parties are equally responsible but none of them are taking the responsibility. But I am sure if by a miracle a free and fair election is held right now under a neutral caretaker government, either of these callous parties will be voted to power again. People will never unite and refuse to cast their votes for either of these parties. So who is really responsible?
Salim Ullah
If people are given a "No vote" option, majority people certainly would cast their vote to 'No', because people have no confidence at all on either of the parties.