Editorial
MP's revolting behaviour
A bad example set
Had it not been for what the TV report shown about the MP's demeanour one would have found it hard to believe that a gentleman is capable of behaving the way the Honourable Member of Parliament, representing Dhaka-15, did with the crew of a TV channel recently. And when the person at the receiving end happens to be lady, our angst is even more acute. The least the gentleman can do is to tender an unmitigated apology for his monstrous behaviour.
And had it not been for the pictures on TV one would have found it hard to disbelieve what he commented to this newspaper later that he had just recovered from illness and could barely stand up. He said that he was too sick to even lift a cell phone. How could he have assaulted the reporter and caused her injury in the physical condition that he was in? We find his comments full of 'terminological inexactitude'. We all saw what happened.
To say the least, it is an abhorrent behaviour not behooving a gentleman much less a people's representative. Reportedly, the TV reporters went there to ascertain a complaint, which was that a school in Mirpur was charging more than five times what the government had fixed as admission fee. And it was a very civil question that required a civil reply. The response was anything but.
What was expected of him as the chairman of the said school committee, instead of taking umbrage, was to register the allegation and assuage the sentiments of the aggrieved parents. Instead, his behaviour caused the situation to be more charged.
Charging extra money on the grounds of 'development' is not new. We fail to understand why this is so when government schools get government funds for development. And we would request the education minister to respond to the statement of the MP that the increase has the minister's blessings.
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