Letters To The Editor

Points AL should ponder

Dr. Kamrul Hassan, Professor, Department of Physics, Dhaka University
Trial of war criminals was in the election manifesto of the AL. There is no denying the fact that this is the most sensitive issue of the country since there are people who are not happy to see this trial. Therefore, AL should have known that their term this time would not be as smooth as their tenure was during 1996-2001. The questions are: did AL take all the precautions necessary? Did AL remain extra vigilant? Did AL govern the country in a way they should have done? In my opinion, the answers to all these questions are NO. They needed to retain the support of all the people who voted them to power. People in this country know very well that the opposition has not done anything to gain support in their favour. People perhaps also know very well that if the current opposition is put back into power they might undo everything that has been achieved about the war crimes trial. If AL's popularity fades out, then they should blame none but themselves instead of finding conspiracy all around.