Is it democracy?
Mallik Akram Hossain, Hong Kong
Armed activists, allegedly of the ruling BNP, went on the rampage at a beverage factory of an ex-party leader in Savar , injuring six workers with bombs and gunshots that scared about 200 others out of work (DS, Mar 17). This was the fourth day in a row when Mannan's residence and business establishments were attacked by armed groups since his resignation from the BNP and parliament. According to Mannan, the damage to property and machinery would be worth about Tk 10 crore.In Bangladesh, resignation from parliament and the party is not rare. In other countries, this kind of things happen albeit not so frequently. But nowhere can we find any example of attacking dissidents and damaging national property. That said, the voice of the oppressed cannot be silenced in the long run.
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