The horror continues...

By Wajahat Anwar, Mirpur, Dhaka
25 August 2004, 18:00 PM
The horror of the previous bomb blasts had not been wiped out from the memories of the people when another one occurred at the meeting of the AL, taking 20 lives and injuring hundreds of others . The irony lies in the fact that the meeting was arranged to protest against the bomb blasts at different places in the country.

And the people who were apparently protesting against bomb blasts themselves became the victims. Truly speaking, what happened at Bangabandhu Avenue on the 21st was really shocking, but our subconscious mind was perhaps ready for this kind of news. We were hearing about threats of possible bomb attacks on different important places including the airport, Dhaka University and many others. Common people of Bangladesh have no security of life at present. It seems that the country has sunken into anarchy. The present circumstances will only help Bangladesh to be recognised as a "terrorist" nation all over the world. And I'm sure no Bangladeshi would like it. So, giving 'traditional' speeches of condemnation after every bomb blast is not enough to solve the problem. A united approach of the political parties is required to deal with the matter.