A cheap shot
A drowning man tries to remain afloat holding even a straw. The BNP's recent manoeuvre through the cocktail scare is much lighter than even a straw for such a big leader of the party. As the issue could not draw any attention from any quarter, the party finally demanded SSF security for their leader.
We don't know who are the advisers of such creative dramas, but definitely it is not helping the party to regain public support. We believe, these sort of silly tricks will not work to help create public awareness and sympathy. The party should actively participate in parliament, raise objections against the government on issues of public interest and not their leader's personal interests like cantonment home, embezzlement case, money laundering cases against the party chief's sons and relatives etc.
The BNP, the second biggest political party in Bangladesh, should not forget that this is 2010 and not 1990. The party could have asked for SSF protection without staging such a drama!
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