Poverty and terrorism

By Abu Raihan South-Hall, CUET
7 September 2005, 18:00 PM
Why Rangpur, Joypurhat, Kushtia, Naogaon are the breeding grounds of terrorists? And for whom is this 'wake-up' call?

If we look at it closely, it will be clear that from the very beginning our economy was weak and those parts of our country were the worst affected. Rangpur is known for its monga.

The cause of this fanaticism is deeply rooted in poverty and the cycle of economic hardship that certain parts of the country are facing.

The economic crisis is the creation of our morally bankrupt politicians.

Our politicians pursued corruption, nepotism, vote-bank robbery, and violence at the cost of the nation.

We are a nation cheated by our own politicians. The problems that the country is facing now are the outcome of their self-serving policies and they alone can solve them.

It's a 'wake-up' call for them, not for general people.