Sidr and slogans
It is pretty clear that everyone knows how painful and deadly hunger is. The cyclone Sidr has devastated the whole south region of our country. People have lost what they had. Food is the first requirement to survive. No food, no shelter. My home is in Barguna, a cyclone affected area. I know how it feels in the depth of my heart to see my fellow men starve. But I was shocked to see the news published in a daily a few days ago that a party had started demonstrating against US aid. My question is to those who were in that demonstration, "Can you sustain hunger? Have you ever remained hungry for days? What will you realise hearing the screams of the fleshless bones?"
We can't simply let our people die. Many of us drive expensive cars. But we don't feel any urgency to serve the people in distress.
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