Readers Respond

Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “They are criminals” Anonymous Why are they staying in Bangladesh? This is the land of patriots and honest persons. A reader BNP members are 'criminals', says the home minister. We have to find out whether they really are. It will be a gigantic task. A citizen People know very well that there are criminals both in AL and BNP. This whole arrest thing was undemocratic. **** Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “Mercury goes up in Ctg” Masum I believe the scheduled rally of Gonojagoron Mancha, Chittagong would be held tomorrow. Liberal and courageous youths of Chittagong are capable enough to make it successful defying the section 144 and defeating the radical Islamists. But they respect the country's law and I won't mind if they abide by the law tomorrow. S M Iftekhar Ahmed Anyone who does not agree with their philosophy is an atheist in their eyes and an enemy of Islam. It's clear to all that the Shahbagh protesters carry on with their protests peacefully while the Jamaat-Shibir men, in complete defiance of Islam, resort to violence. Abdul Alim The mercury has gone up. But not enough to melt lead.