Readers respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Thursday's The Daily Star news story headlined 'No airport against people's will'.
Nilufar Yesmin Biswas
Dear prime minister, please do not question people's foresight. It was people's foresight that brought you back to power. And it is the people who count every step of a government. But every party, while in power, forgets this truth. M Siddique
I sincerely admire the prime minister's willingness to abandon this project, at least in this location. Mahmud Koli, USA
I appreciate the decision of Sheikh Hasina. She has honoured the will of the people. This is democracy. Khondkar A Saleque
There are so many other important and essential infrastructures required apart from a new international airport. Why was the feasibility study not done earlier prior to taking action for the airport at Arial Beel? London Eye
Honourable prime minister has kindly taken an obvious commendable step. Good luck to local citizenry. We condemn the loss of life. Saqib
Why do we need another airport? SNH
We need an airport dedicated to the cargo services or airfreight but not for the interest of the 'name'. Why does she want to have a new airport? Ali Taha
Thanks for the right decision. Akhtar Shah
In a democratic country, people of Munshiganj left their homes in fear of police? What on earth is going on? The home secretary makes such profound and biased comments in favour of the police, as if to say they are completely flawless. A Patriot
The idea of building another airport was bizarre to begin with. What for? If naming the airport was the major goal, my hat is off to them. A Probhashi Bangladeshi
Just for a name, a multi-billion-taka project was planned while the people are hard pressed with rising food prices, shortage of power, stock market collapse and deteriorating law and order. Kazi Salim
Every country needs an alternative airport to handle air traffic in the event of any natural calamity and warfare.
Dear prime minister, please do not question people's foresight. It was people's foresight that brought you back to power. And it is the people who count every step of a government. But every party, while in power, forgets this truth. M Siddique
I sincerely admire the prime minister's willingness to abandon this project, at least in this location. Mahmud Koli, USA
I appreciate the decision of Sheikh Hasina. She has honoured the will of the people. This is democracy. Khondkar A Saleque
There are so many other important and essential infrastructures required apart from a new international airport. Why was the feasibility study not done earlier prior to taking action for the airport at Arial Beel? London Eye
Honourable prime minister has kindly taken an obvious commendable step. Good luck to local citizenry. We condemn the loss of life. Saqib
Why do we need another airport? SNH
We need an airport dedicated to the cargo services or airfreight but not for the interest of the 'name'. Why does she want to have a new airport? Ali Taha
Thanks for the right decision. Akhtar Shah
In a democratic country, people of Munshiganj left their homes in fear of police? What on earth is going on? The home secretary makes such profound and biased comments in favour of the police, as if to say they are completely flawless. A Patriot
The idea of building another airport was bizarre to begin with. What for? If naming the airport was the major goal, my hat is off to them. A Probhashi Bangladeshi
Just for a name, a multi-billion-taka project was planned while the people are hard pressed with rising food prices, shortage of power, stock market collapse and deteriorating law and order. Kazi Salim
Every country needs an alternative airport to handle air traffic in the event of any natural calamity and warfare.
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