An appeal to the opposition

By A. Sultana, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
15 June 2006, 18:00 PM
I'm a student currently appearing in my A-Level examinations under the

University of London, United Kingdom. Our exams are currently being held in Dhaka and other major cities in the country. However, there is a possibility that the opposition parties may decide to observe a 48-hour/ 72-hour hartal in the coming weeks.

If such is the situation, then our exams for this session will be cancelled.

As a result, we will lose one entire year. Besides losing a year, the financial expenses that our parents/guardians have borne will be wasted.

This would also mean that we have to take admission in the school again and also go for coaching classes for another year. This will be an immense expenditure on our parents, especially for the middle-income families.

Therefore, I would earnestly request the opposition parties to kindly consider the situation and postpone any strikes until the end of the exams in end June.