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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Animal Farm in real world!
According to our constitution, every citizen is equal before law and deserves equal rights. But in reality, only a few privileged people enjoy unparallel power and the rest are suffering from the ominous fear of being arrested or burnt alive. The situation reminds me of what George Orwell said in his book, Animal Farm: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." The AL government arranged an utterly disappointing one-sided poll without the consent of common people. They lost their trust in people and deprived them (people) of their voting rights. Isn't it a clear violation of our constitutional right to vote? What a mockery! Does constitution only serve the ruling party's interest?
Ashu
Motijheel, Dhaka
New definition of democracy
Democracy is the most popular system of government in the present world as it represents people. In parliamentary democratic system, the opposition party will do constructive criticism of government's activities, but it will not be a part of government. If you are a part of government, how will you criticise the government activities? In fact, there will be no opposition party in the present parliament. Maybe Bangladesh is going to create a new definition of democracy.
Abdulla Al Imran
Dept, of International Relations University of Dhaka
He was one of our guardians
With the passing of Justice Habibur Rahman I feel that a conscience of our nation is gone. 1 have read so many demeaning speeches, writings and notes from certain notable persons about his role in awarding Golam Azam Bangladeshi nationality and so on. Only learning the true history and law of that time may enlighten us why he had to be involved in making such a decision. But we should not forget his role as chief adviser of caretaker government in 1996, under whose supervision the election was held and the Awami League came to power. Perhaps he is not cent percent flawless like any good human being but we should express our reverence for the person he was. The nation has lost a guardian. I pray for his soul's eternal peace.
Rubab Abdullah Shukla
USA
Comments on post editorial, "Ferret them out, no matter who they are," published on January 20, 2014
T. Husain
Communal riot is a disgrace and a heinous crime against our minority population. Is it impossible to find out the criminals and give them exemplary punishment so that such crime never happens? I say it clearly and loudly that the government is fully responsible for these crimes because they tolerated these crimes and did not provide any security to the minority communities.
Tearful Bengali
I have nothing new to say other than to feel the shame and pain in my heart for such barbarism against the minorities here.
*****
"6 projects put on fast track" (January 23, 2014)
Ikuhel
Wow, such an ambitious plan! During the last tenure of this government, we were just been fooled with the digital version of the Padma bridge and nurtured false hopes of completing the project on time. What can we expect when many other important projects are also added to the list?
Sara
Well-chosen projects. Except maybe the location of the coal power plant, the projects appear to be well-planned and are likely to have favourable impact. Another project that might have helped is the large international airport, which seems to have been mothballed after the fierce violence that occurred over the choice of its location.
Khaled Mahmud
Bravo. Go ahead. Nobody can resist our growth in this century.
Mizan
This government didn't even get 20% of people's vote, so naturally they have to go on fast track, before things get muddy.
*****
"Wealth of 7 politicians under ACC scanner" (January 23, 2014)
Sirajul Haq
Good initiative by the ACC. We are waiting to see how far ACC can proceed.
Mortuza Huq
Is this real or just an eyewash?