Why relocate schools away from home?
Photo: Amran Hossain
I gave up business because I couldn't pay bribes. Instead, I chose to be a humble tutor of English, teaching a limited number of students in my apartment. I earned disrespect from both my family members and friends. If I had been a businessman paying generous bribes, I would have been successful and praised by both family and friends. Now, I learn from our area committee that this activity is illegal. My heart goes out to the schools that are being asked to vacate Dhanmondi. When I was in London as a child, my school was in the middle of a residential area, it had to be so. This was the catchment area. Local children were expected to walk a short distance to their local schools. Are the schools expected to move to a specially designated area, such as Tejgaon? "Tejgaon Academic Area" has a ring like that of "Tejgaon Industrial Area." Are our children to be herded into industry-like compounds? What is galling is that the millionaires who have made dubious fortunes are calling educational establishments "illegal". What an irony! They have the money and the time to hire lawyers. I don't. One can only look towards Heaven for justice.
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