Fading democracy
Bangladesh as a nation and as a democracy is fading away. I do not understand, why the people, go to the polls every five years to elect a new gang of polished robbers to loot the wealth of the hard working people and plunge the society into distress and despair. Very recently, the assassination of the former finance minister is in itself a message that nobody in the country is safe. The attempt on the life of the leader of the opposition is another of many instances of the failure of the government. Today Bangladesh is nothing less then a totalitarian dictatorship veiled in the name of democracy. Continuous anarchy and rampant corruption have made the country a futile existence. Finally, after 35 years of independence the saying "Bangladesh is a bottomless basket." is given a whole new meaning. Aggression towards religious minorities, a wobbly economy and a gang of squabbling politicians made Bangladesh nothing less then a failure. In this turmoil, questions on social security in the parliament are termed as "irrelevant". I really do not understand how holding on to the government at the height of mounting failures can be called relevant?
I appeal to men at the helm to rise above the level of petty politicking.
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