Crossfire

It reminds us of the situations prevailing in 1972-73. Dhaka was a city of hijacking in those days. People did not dare to go out in a car, lest it be hijacked. Lot many took off the tyres of the cars and locked them in garage. A 'special squad' of police was formed. They used to move in Toyota corona cars with an antenna sticking out from the roof . They penetrated the underground network and killed many criminals in 'encounters' and controlled the situation. Many will probably remember the early morning elimination of criminals near Shamsunnahar Hall of Dhaka University. People remained ever grateful to the squad. These are short term effective therapies. Short term therapy should be continued and long term measures should be devised to sustain the good results.

Most of the general population welcome the 'crossfire' phenomenon.