Lecture on HR
A few days back, we got a very negative portrayal on the human rights situation in Bangladesh by the State Dept. of the USA. There is no denying the fact that we do not have a very good standing among the countries in terms of human rights. We do have lots of abuses and malpractice in Bangladesh. Then again, what do you call it when you are sidelined from the mainstream of the population because you have got the first name like Mohammad or when you keep beard in pursuance of a special way of life? Is it a practice of human rights when the US keeps unidentified number of prisoners in zoo-like cells year after year without any prospect of release? After all these, is not it ironic for the US to lecture others on human rights?
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