Lessons from the Narayanganj incident

Narayanganj has recently seen political violence between two factions of the ruling party's local wing. Since Mayor Ivy stood up against the monopoly of the Osman family, she has drawn the wrath of Shamim Osman. Both are Awami League politicians and their continued struggle for dominance and power have led to the recent mess.

It is true that there should be competition between rival politicians. This is crucial in a democracy. But the competition should never turn violent. I would like to thank the ruling party for having summoned them. Their irresponsible acts caused injury to nearly a hundred people. Such irresponsibility cannot be acceptable.