Musclemen in politics
However diligently the monster try to hide its hideous look, ultimately its ugliness comes out. Though we saw Shamim Osman with Sheikh Hasina and Selina Hayat Ivy at the post-election reunion meeting, we could not be assured if Shamim would change in the near future, because a leopard cannot change its spots.
Our fear came true when the same Shamim staged a showdown asserting his authority in Naraynganj and warning his opponent of dire consequences. The prime minister supported him in the first ever municipality election in Naraynganj and consoled him after his defeat.
But unfortunately, this kind of mentoring the monster is taking a heavy toll on the public by way of increasing number of murders, abduction and other criminal activities across the country. If the government thinks the this person would be of any use in the next general election, it is living in a fool's paradise. late Muammar Gaddafi.
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