Hartal

By Munir, On e-mail
21 March 2005, 18:00 PM
I was reading an article regarding hartal. I have been staying outside the country for the last fourteen years. There are so many problems that we face abroad. Life is not at all comfortable in a foreign country unless you have a good job. I could not go to my country for the last ten years and could not see my parents, brother, sister and relatives. Sometimes we (Me and my wife with two daughters) think we will go back to Bangladesh for good and do something there.

Unfortunately, we cannot make upÊour mind because of hartal, bomb blasts and the resultant insecurity.

I do not understand how 50% of Bangladeshis, of which 20% are well educated, follow a party like the AL which does not care at all for the country or its people. To the leader of the opposition-- you have been defeated in the election and should try to do something positive that will help you win next time. Try to face the reality. Why are you calling hartal day after day? Don't you have love for the country? What Mr. Kerry is doing now? Is he calling hartal?