Kidnapping business
It is alarming to note, from the daily reports in the press, the kidnapping for ransom (Chittagong leads?). In Mexico, it is already an established institution, I heard on the BBC.
Now (in Bangladesh), kidnapping has spread into more sectors of the society, namely students and children. It is a quick way of making money, depending on the sentimental value of the transaction.
The government has to announce stringent measures to curb the menace, with deterrent punishment. This is not possible without police and judiciary reforms (there is soft-pedalling in these areas), and cleaner and more transparent politics.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The politicians, specially the MPs, should not keep quiet-even at the risk of being kidnapped: Lead boldly, taking risk, for the love of the people;