All lies
After almost about a year we came back to Houston, Texas in order to retain our residency in the United States. In order to begin living once again in our host country, we had to do a lot of shopping. While staying in Bangladesh for the last one year we experienced a great price spiral of essential commodities. The regime in power blamed the price hike on the international market. To my utter dismay, I found most of the things selling at the price that I found a year ago. Only the gasoline price has doubled, yet it is cheaper compared to Bangladesh. Apart from this, the price hike is very nominal, for example, the bread that we used to buy from Walmart for 80 cents now sells for a dollar. In general, the price hike of essential commodities here in Texas is like this.
Back at home the government blames the international market for the price hike. If this were really true, then likewise price of things here in Texas would also have doubled as it did in Bangladesh, when most of the things are imported from China and other countries. It has now become clear to me that the politicians back at home are prolific liars. I wonder when the 160 million people shall become free of these political demagogues.
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