Anti-Bangladeshism?
Rajib, Uttara, Dhaka
This is a response to Mr. S. Khan's letter published on June 4, 2003. In one of last three paragraphs he questioned, "Why help a country where people are dishonest?" His question about Bangladeshi people in general is on one hand amusing and on the other hand the meanest of all excuses given by the Bangladeshi expatriates. Amusing because following the structure of his question a teacher can question, "Why help the students who are so dumb? Or the government can question, "Why spend so much money on people who are mentally retarded? Point is, what is more logical? Helping those who are already privileged or helping those who are underprivileged? If various institutions and organisations in our country start to question like Mr. Khan, the consequence will be catastrophic for our people! Lack of security, corruption in government organisations are some common excuses given by the Bangladeshi expatriates who are willing to return to Bangladesh. I really feel for them but I have to say that the excuse given by Mr. Khan is the meanest of all. So some relevant questions like, "Why did Mr. Khan term all the Bangladeshis as dishonest?" and "How did Mr. Khan come to the conclusion that all Bangladeshis are dishonest?" can be asked. Actually Mr. Khan's remark reminds the infamous comment (Bangladesh a BOTTOMLESS BASKET) made by Henry Kissinger. However, from his remark at first it can be assumed that Mr. Khan is a very honest and obviously a rare kind of honest man otherwise how could he term all the people of Bangladesh as dishonest? But in the very next paragraph he said, "In the US I can say and do any thing I want." Yes this is the irony that is not expected. Doesn't this comment lack honesty a bit? Of course Mr. Khan can say and do anything up to a certain extent or limit. Mr. Khan can say anything as long as that doesn't go against the interest of the US. Can Mr. Khan deliver anti-Semitic speech in public? Even a US citizen by born never dares to even think that he/she can do anything he/she wants as this will ultimately hamper the rights of other people. The difference between an animal and human is: animal is motivated through its instinct but a human is motivated through his/her rationality and thoughts. That's why a human cannot do or say always what he/she wants.
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