The Daily Horror-stories!
Azad Miah, Oldham, UK
About 2/3 years ago, I stopped reading any Bengali/English newspaper related to Bangladesh. The reason for my decision -which was a very foolish decision- was that, every time I opened a paper, starting from the front-page right to the small prints of the last page, they were always filled with horror stories of Bangladesh. Every time the paper was filled with same disappointing sad news. The depth of those sad stories was so disturbing for me, that I just couldn't take it any more. And as a result, I somehow managed to convince myself that all those horrors will be over soon and everything will get better if I waited for few months. How foolish! Today once again, I find myself facing the same horrors. Everyday we get news on The Daily Star, Ittefaq and other media about rape, extortion, gang-rubbery, assassination in broad daylight, road/launch accidents, border problems and so on. Every single day it is the same miserable news. After reading these sad news, the first thing that comes to my mind is our country's leadership. These people never have the time to do anything constructive for the country yet they always manage to get people's vote. How can our public be so irresponsible and naive? What is the main factor behind our people's decision to vote and even die for these politicians? What is even more unfortunate is that, nobody has a clue about how to improve our pathetic situation and how to get out of this vicious circle. So, until you open the next copy of "The Daily Horror-stories" tomorrow, have a nice day (or the remaining part of the day)!
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