Don't hold people hostage!
Whenever there is political unrest, it is the people who suffer. The day the politicians will finally realise this, will that be the day this nation will begin to move forward? When the ruling party creates problems, it is no better than the opposition. I still remember, in 1996 when BNP refused to step down and transfer power to a caretaker government, Awami League (the then opposition) called continuous hartals until the then ruling party stepped down. General people suffered extremely at that time, but as always, the politicians could not care any less. So why does the Awami League want to hold election without the caretaker system now? This unwise decision is creating unrest in the country and causing sufferings to the people.
I think the government should hold a referendum before taking such an important decision, to know whether people want the caretaker system or not. People of Bangladesh should vote for what they want. All politicians must realise that they are public servants and must not hold the people hostage with their unfair and biased politics.
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