Casting aspersion
I have gone through the remarks made by the UNDP Representative apparently in response to an earlier remark by Mr. Saifur Rahman. I would like to refer to a particular comment "People of Bangladesh get into Airbus while travelling abroad but Airbus is not made in Bangladesh. Then why people put their trust in Airbus". How much does Mr. Lissner know about the people of Bangladesh? A very fine comment indeed!! It is aggressive casting aspersion on the very intelligence and honour of the people of Bangladesh as a whole. Of late, it has become a fashion for many diplomats of foreign missions and privileged expatriates to make comments on our "affairs" which do tantamount to interfering into our internal matters. These comments are reflective of a kind of prevailing arrogance of the western society as a whole and most certainly aimed at poor nations. As for Mr. Lissner, let me remind readers that he has a track record of making remarks of the same kind in not too distant a past. The comment is highly suggestive in nature.