Attack on Ahmadiyyas
I was alarmed to read about an impending attack by fundamentalists on the Ahmadiyya community of Patuakhali. I note that on the very same day, the government assured international donors that it would take steps to improve the law and order situation.
Does it not realise that harassment of thousands of citizens shows a complete lack of law and order? Bangladesh needs investment in the industries sector to develop its economy. But foreigners (and even Bangladeshis, particularly expatriates) are not going to risk their money in a country where there is obviously no concept of public security. Lack of law and order will result in foreign money staying away, and local money remaining hidden away in safe investments as wealth rather than job-creating industries.
The government should immediately deploy the police, or even the army, to protect the threatened people. It is simply a myth that we can develop our society without establishing the rights of the public.
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