Maglev Melodrama: Act II
Poor "pro bono publico", theirs is not to question why; theirs is but to do or die. Some will do the "Maglev" magic facade and reap mega dollars, while many will die because of the mountains of money funded into the "Maglev Mammoth" which could have been channelled elsewhere to save many lives of the very poor.
Such is our democracy, where once elected you are above judgement and can do no wrong! We live in a sham social environment where the democratic government is run in a most dictatorial manner, once the election, the so called harbinger of democracy, is done away with. After that it is five years of unfettered freedom; of the winners, for the winners, by the winners to do what they like.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In such a society "Maglev" trains can be a reality . Probably Biman too could be the first commercial moon or mars flight pioneer to colonies and settle the teeming millions of Bangladesh with one of the world's highest population density. Fortunately, till date the idea has not crossed the minds of the decision makers. They have just gone on board for "Air Marshals" in our commercial flights for which the MATs (Marshal of Air Team) may follow the RAT or may be the RATs become MATs!