Costly hartal
The Awami League, the main opposition party, is desperate about calling hartal. Sheikh Hasina, the AL chief, promised not to call hartal even if her party was in the opposition. But she has forgotten her pledge. Now her party is very serious about using hartal as a political weapon. The cost of hartal to our fragile economy is really very high. The BNP-led alliance government is democratically elected; so it cannot be toppled forcibly. The AL general secretary has set a deadline for the government that goes against the norms of democracy.
The AL cannot call hartal to ventilate its grievances and motivate the people . Hartal paralyses normal life and is abhorred by all. I appeal to the AL high-ups to eschew the path of destructive politics.
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