Common people not allowed!
I went to IEB, Lalkhan Bazar, with a view to visiting the telecommunications and technology fair. Well, I went there along with my friends, but the security guard did not allow us to get in. He rudely discouraged us and mentioned that we were too small to realize the solemnity of this day.
However, without knowing anything we moved to and fro just outside the fair premises. All of a sudden, we noticed that a slogan was inscribed on the banner that, “We want to build a digital Bangladesh with the participation of all classes of people”. It should be noted here that there was no fee for entrance.
Later, we waited there for more than two hours. By this time, we figured out one thing that the rich coming in cars were greeted respectfully. Needless to say, the treatment was highly discriminatory.
Again, we saw that hundreds of people were not permitted to enter the place and they stood under the hot sun for hours. A minister was due to visit the place. No doubt, we the people who come from middle class and poor families are being deprived of every kind of opportunities, fundamental rights and privileges.
Now, my question, “Is it possible to build a Digital Bangladesh without the participation of poor people, whereas the majority of people in our country live below poverty line. The issue has to be addressed in right earnest.
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