Definition of hartal
This refers to the letter by Nur Jahan, on August 02. It is both amusing and sad to see the way our politicians change the definition of things according to the position of their party. It is not only hartal, our very expensive, national parliament also gets the same treatment from our politicians. When they are in the government they develop an extra-lubricated, honey-coated love for our parliament. But as soon as they lose the election and go in the opposition, they suddenly develop an acute phobia for it!
It is nice to see the Awami League government calling on the BNP with so much compassion to join parliament. But when that same Awami League was in the opposition, not only the BNP but the whole country begged them to join the parliament. They didn't listen. Why should the BNP now feel obliged to do something that the AL never bothered to do when it was under the same obligations?
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