Another useless hartal
Our intellectuals and politicians demand proper legal process to be taken but what they conveniently suppress is that our criminal justice system is so poor and so infinitely corrupt that the system itself needs cure. The system can hardly or successfully prosecute the criminals who enjoy the blessing of our major political parties.
I cannot give a proper answer to my school going boys when they ask why their school was closed and what was the reason for another hartal. It is more painful for people like myself who either returned home disregarding a nice professional career in the developed world or have the opportunity to migrate to the west. We want to contribute to the development of this country and be part of it in spite of all the lacking. Friends who stayed abroad often call us fools but we know this is where we belong and we must do our part to make this country a better one.
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