Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Sunday's The Daily Star report headlined “BSF kills 4”
A Bangalee
BSF kills 4. So what? India is our friend. Anonymous
The prime minister is busy blaming the Opposition party and the foreign minister is busy with her foreign trips. The government is happy with India no matter what India is doing to us. So, killing a few people from this densely populated country doesn't worry the government at all. Akash Sen
Such killings by BSF only widen and deepen the trust deficit between Bangladesh and India. Not keeping promises is nothing new when one is talking about India's relationship with its smaller neighbours. Dr Islam
There is no such example in the world of regular killing of unarmed people in the border by its neighbour. It shows how shallow the promises and assurances of our neighbour is. India may be a friend of a group of people with vested interests, but whether the same is true of the general people of the country is a bug question. An Indian
The question is why Bangladeshis need to violate Indian border as cattle traders? Why risk precious lives when they know India does not want them in its territory? Abul, UK
After such incidents I do not understand how our government, a sizable section of our people and pro-Indian media continue to portray a rosy picture of India-Bangladesh relationship. They shamelessly praise India. Do they not love their own citizens? Our PM surprisingly remains silent. After all these killings, how can you talk of trust between these two neighbours? Such killings must be publicised with photographs through E media worldwide. Anonymous
India will not do any harm to Bangladesh - this is the statement of Indian government and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Foreign Minister Dipu Moni believe that. So, there is nothing to worry about. This will happen and quite often. Manzoor Ashraf
It is high time that AL did something to stop India from killing our people. Reaz Hassan
It is a shame that the chain of command in the BSF manning the border has broken down, and even the common soldiers defy Indian central government's orders. SNH
Cattle lives are more precious than human lives? Anyway, why has no human trafficker been ever shot dead? Jumana Sarwar
How long will our prime minister and the foreign minister say that India will keep their words? It's time to stand together against these barbaric acts of BSF. Md. Ismile
Let us see it in a different perspective, why do our 'cattle traders' cross the border at 4:00am under the cover of dense fog and darkness through non-designated border crossings when there are legal crossing points? And secondly, why is it that BGB has never been engaged to prevent its own citizens from suspicious illegal crossings with illicit contraband.
BSF kills 4. So what? India is our friend. Anonymous
The prime minister is busy blaming the Opposition party and the foreign minister is busy with her foreign trips. The government is happy with India no matter what India is doing to us. So, killing a few people from this densely populated country doesn't worry the government at all. Akash Sen
Such killings by BSF only widen and deepen the trust deficit between Bangladesh and India. Not keeping promises is nothing new when one is talking about India's relationship with its smaller neighbours. Dr Islam
There is no such example in the world of regular killing of unarmed people in the border by its neighbour. It shows how shallow the promises and assurances of our neighbour is. India may be a friend of a group of people with vested interests, but whether the same is true of the general people of the country is a bug question. An Indian
The question is why Bangladeshis need to violate Indian border as cattle traders? Why risk precious lives when they know India does not want them in its territory? Abul, UK
After such incidents I do not understand how our government, a sizable section of our people and pro-Indian media continue to portray a rosy picture of India-Bangladesh relationship. They shamelessly praise India. Do they not love their own citizens? Our PM surprisingly remains silent. After all these killings, how can you talk of trust between these two neighbours? Such killings must be publicised with photographs through E media worldwide. Anonymous
India will not do any harm to Bangladesh - this is the statement of Indian government and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Foreign Minister Dipu Moni believe that. So, there is nothing to worry about. This will happen and quite often. Manzoor Ashraf
It is high time that AL did something to stop India from killing our people. Reaz Hassan
It is a shame that the chain of command in the BSF manning the border has broken down, and even the common soldiers defy Indian central government's orders. SNH
Cattle lives are more precious than human lives? Anyway, why has no human trafficker been ever shot dead? Jumana Sarwar
How long will our prime minister and the foreign minister say that India will keep their words? It's time to stand together against these barbaric acts of BSF. Md. Ismile
Let us see it in a different perspective, why do our 'cattle traders' cross the border at 4:00am under the cover of dense fog and darkness through non-designated border crossings when there are legal crossing points? And secondly, why is it that BGB has never been engaged to prevent its own citizens from suspicious illegal crossings with illicit contraband.
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