Andrew Jameson's remarks
The letter “Parochial politics” by Andrew Jameson from London, UK published on 22 September 2008 has drawn my attention. I am really astonished how he had been frustrated seeing developments in our Bangladeshi politics. Is he a Bangladeshi national? I think certainly not. He may be the citizen of a developed country like the UK. Till now, Britain's collaboration with the USA is killing millions of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq in the name of cleansing the Taleban activists. In Bangladesh, people face natural calamities like river erosions, floods, cyclones, climate changes, drought etc that occur due to global warming. Ecologists say the developed countries are responsible for global warming. Nevertheless, Britain ruled over and exploited our country for about two hundred years and left it with skin and bone only. We became independent in 1971. But after 38 years of our liberation, we are not free from financial control--“a ghost ruler” like the WB, IMF, and other donor agencies which are always imposing various plans and policies on us. There is a saying in our country, “Those who deserve criticism, should not criticise others.” Have a look at the mirror first!
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