Public opinion trampled
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It is most unfortunate that the government is paying no heed to the public opinions as is manifested in its cutting of Dhaka City into two parts. If democracy is about people's right to say and the government is to respect it, then the government has miserably failed in that respect. Ignoring the people's opposition to splitting of Dhaka City as reports on and views of the public carried by the print and electronic media go, the government has gone for pushing through the bill in the Jatiya Sangsad and by force of brute majority the bill was enacted within minutes. This is an instance of trampling public opinions. The AL-led government has in fact shown a dictatorial attitude by dividing the historical Dhaka (of 400 years) and hurting the people's sentiment. The government has hardly delivered for the betterment of the people, though it has been successful in creating chaos and unrest resulting into downslide in its popularity. The country is reeling from the shock of the scrapping the CTG system as well as splitting of Dhaka city. The irony is that the AL is failing to read the pulse of the people or take stock of things.
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