Hartal

I, for one, never understood the importance of hartal, since it depreciates the value of our nation and creates crisis within our infrastructures. How does the Awami League think that hartal would solve this problem? I do not think that burning a few cars and wrecking private buildings are going to help us in any way.

Hartal is never the solution to any problem.

By calling hartal, the Awami League is only shooting at its own feet. This is not the way to register protest against the tragic death of SAMS Kibria.

They should know that a large section of the citizens will keep this in mind during the next election.

Tariq M. Abd'alah US

Hartals cause serious problems to the poor people. They cannot purchase the required medicines, cannot meet their relations at hospitals and provide them food and other medical supplies.

It is not even possible to get transports and go to the burial ground for burying the deceased.

For a number of lucky rich people hartal is a holiday. They cannot understand the difficulty of the poor.

Foreign investment in the country get affected by frequent hartals.

I would request our opposition leaders to understand the difficulties faced by the majority of the people.

Concerned On e-mail

The country is going through a rough phase at the moment. Bangladesh has a history of chaotic political unrest since independence or creation of Bangladesh. If political leaders truly care about their countrymen why cannot they act with patience and respect the elected government. It seems that all of us are in a hurry to share the booties and we do not have the time to be considerate and courteous to others. In many cases political leaders are found to be embroiled in a dogfight on petty matters. If political leaders were dedicated to the people's welfare and the country's development, they would not have called a marathon hartal. Sensible people are trying to instil sense in these leaders but, alas, they have failed.

I am far away from my beloved country but I am a regular reader of the Bangladeshi newspapers and, believe me, it is indeed painful when I feel that Bangladesh is gradually getting lost in the black hole of uncertainty. We can only pray for a better Bangladesh.

Mohammad Shahid Jamal Toronto, Canada