Give peace a chance

It hurts me enormously to see Bangladesh being tormented by mindless violence and a strange brand of hostility towards everything that a civil society cannot do without. I am praying for Peace, for Justice, for Reason. Hereby, I, a friend of Bangladesh, am appealing to everyone in that potentially great country to say a resounding NO to violence, hostility, bigotry and irrationalism. Let Bangladesh once again become a source of hope and inspiration to all freedom loving Bengalees, wherever they may be. Let us all think of our children, the young people who need a proper environment to develop as individuals, to flourish mentally and physically, to give expression to their dreams, and to face the challenges of existence. Let's finally give PEACE A CHANCE.

We are extremely outraged by the incident of Aug 21. Thanks to all those who saved your life. We sympathise with your party leaders and activists who have sacrificed their lives to save yours.

Pro-democratic forces must unite under your leadership to save the country. The present government which consists of anti-democratic and anti- liberation forces have no moral authority to stay in power.

Zinda Mahmood Bajwa & family, New York, USA