For the benefit of the nation...
I hope you will write to encourage the government to take a strong position to prevent politics of hartal, destruction and deception. We need development. Every party must abide by the rules of democracy. There is no scope for causing any harm to any individual or party in the name of democracy. The government must look into this matter seriously. If there is no law to curve these unwanted activities, please tell the government to formulate effective laws that will have provisions for paying compensations to the aggrieved parties. For example, if a hartal causes a loss of three billion taka a day, we should have a law to penalise the elements responsible for it.
Parliament boycott is another issue that deserves tough handling, because the MPs are promise-bound to raise the issues of their constituencies in parliament. The boycotting MPs are not doing their job .
Please write editorials and let the government know from your write-ups that we are extremely frustrated with the goings-on. We want a beautiful, peaceful and developed Bangladesh . But the dream is turning out to be a nightmare.
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