Comments on post editorial

“Zawahiri's “call” should not be taken lightly,” published on February 21, 2014

Nds
Why is the slogan 'Islam khatre me hai' or “Islam is at threat” always chosen by the fanatics to organise the Muslim population in this country as well as all other Muslim dominated countries? Why can't they get rid of this imaginary threat?

Nasirullah Mridha, USA
AL-Qaeda's spirit is decreasing worldwide. AL-Qaeda style Islam is not original Islam and our conscious people will not fall victim to their conspiracy. The government should deal with this threat with an iron hand and BNP needs to cooperate with the government in doing so.

Nasrullah Khan
The post editorial truly echoes the voice of the people who are concerned with the al-Quaeda chief's call for an Intifada in Bangladesh in the name of Islam. Instead of playing blame game, both the government and the opposition should join together to find the root of this threat and the people involved in it.

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“Turnout 62pc”
(February 21, 2014)

Shahin Huq
I believe Jamaat people never stopped anyone from casting votes, nor did they force anyone to vote for them. They also never threatened anyone in election times. They themselves are on the run from police chase. If they can win so many seats in such a circumstance, in a normal situation they would win definitely more. It proves that the media propaganda has not been able to isolate Jamaat from the people, because people can correctly examine the character of Jamaat people and clearly distinguish the right from the wrong.

OpeeMonir
So Jamaat is very much a part of society and the polls results show their hold in the grassroots level is quite firm.

Deep Purple Blue
Why is the AL happy with the outcome? They should have won two thirds. The voter turnout figure is not correct given that ballot stuffing by AL backed candidates were rampant in upazillas where they won. Once again, it is evident that democratic or free and fair elections are not possible under party government.

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“Ruling party unruly in some upazilas” (February 20, 2014)

Nasirullah Mridha, USA
After this assault on poling agents we were expecting a briefing from the Awami League spokesperson. They could not control their unruly cadres. How can we rely on the AL administration for a credible and peaceful election?

Khan
Is there any documentation of BNP-Jamaat activities?