Are we too lazy to react?
Being tolerant is good. Letting people take advantage of you is not. And that's exactly what we are guilty of. We, the people of Bangladesh, turn a blind eye to every other flaw that appears in our daily life. It's almost like we like to suffer, silently. Every year we let our beloved utility providers dig up the roads, and somehow it's always the rainy season when it's easier to misappropriate funds, and no one has the power to do anything. The roads of the capital city are full of potholes. Disgraceful, but we can't care enough to react. Kitchen market prices have increased beyond the reach of even the middle class families, but what can we do? The government's attempt to reduce the prices of essential commodities or the CNG fares has been nothing more than just an attempt of misdirection. And the best part is, it works. I look around, and I see no one doing anything. What happened? Did all the courageous souls die in the War of Independence, leaving just pathetic citizens behind?
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