COMMENTS

“Everyone has the democratic rights to wage a movement. But do they have the right to burn and kill people?”
-CM Shafi Sami, former adviser to caretaker govt.

OpeeMonir
Did the government allow that democratic right to be exercised by the political opponent? Are you absolutely sure that these arson attacks are not funded by third parties?

Concerned Bangladeshi
People should unite and fight against such abhorrent atrocities committed in the name of politics, regardless of their individual political affiliations.

“'Shootout' story sounds hollow” (Feb. 6, 2015)

Deep
Gripping power by all means should not be the principle of AL. This party has some successes in terms of prosperity and bringing the war-criminals to book but completely failed to build a cohesive society. It was supposed that the culture of vengeance would come to an end when AL won by a big margin in 2008. But the government pursued the path of oppression and created a revengeful atmosphere. Now AL leadership seems more authoritarian and rigid than before to remain in power by any means.