"Don't be sad"
If the man in question, once the most powerful man of the country (also a former army chief), cries, then what will we, the private citizens (I mean the common people) of the country do? The former prime minister also appeared to be very sad, (almost crying), while recording and endorsing the press briefing of his boss on his return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The endorsement, appeared to me a way of saving his job. Once the most powerful man of East Pakistan, governor Monem Khan wrote, "Your most obedient servant" in conclusion of his letter addressed to his boss, the president of Pakistan, again the most powerful man in the country. The words should possibly have been "yours faithfully, very "truly yours", "sincerely yours" etc. The US president is addressed (salutation) as dear Mr. President. The architect of independent Bangladesh, Sk Mujibur Rahman, also cried (profusely) to express his grief for loss of lives in our liberation war as the prime minister.
President Bush was angry (He himself told), after 9/11, he didn't cry, and president Clinton was very emotional while eulogising president Nixon in his funeral ceremony.
While going through the list of 40 US presidents (from George Washington to Ronald Reagan), it reminded me of Ershad's ambition to become the next president of Bangladesh (he is sure he cannot become prime minister, the most powerful person of the country). I believe he cannot become president of Bangladesh again and tittle his wife as the "First Lady", as he did while being a civilian president in the past, because Bidisha is most probably the "last lady" in his life. It should have been "enough is enough" for him