This enmity must go
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I read with interest the column 'this enmity must go' by Mr. Mohammad Ali Sattar. I have also written a number of articles on this subject. In my weekly column in 'Janakontho' on Tuesday on 8 March on stone- throwing at the bus carrying the West Indies players, I made some brief references at the massive vandalism by some of our student's .at Dhaka University campus three days earlier. I have also been watching with distress the reckless conduct of a section of our surface transport sector workers, all under the direct patronage of our Shipping Minister, who is at the same time the President of the transport workers. He condones, rather encourages, the transport workers to vandalize the BRTC buses. He wants the BRTC buses to stop operation so that the private bus owner can loot the helpless passengers without even the slightest of competition from any quarters, not even from Railway either. About 10 months ago, this Minister persuaded the Communications Minister to restrict the services of BRTC buses in many places of the country. Daily 'Janakontho' published a long story on this subject only last 15 March in its first page. I consider these two Ministers are working against the interests of the poor passengers, and all in the interest of the private bus owners. In an otherwise good piece Mr.Sattar have missed this point. Thanks for the column all the same.
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