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Simply barbaric

22 February 2005, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Arbab Quadri Dhanmondi, Dhaka
22 February 2005, 18:00 PM
The incident in front of the TSC on the Valentine's Day, dealt another blow to the state of democracy in Bangladesh. It does not really matter whether the JCD or the BCL was involved. The fact is that a bomb attack in such a place, in the midst of such an occasion, is not acceptable. It was a function organised on the Valentine's Day, bombs should not have been even near the place. Attempting to create disruption in such an event had no justification. Injuring innocent members of the audience that could have even led to their deaths, showed that people in this country are simply not safe anywhere.

We are not safe. If this continues, the countries all over the world will have all the more reason to condemn and criticise us.

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In your editorial of 15th February you mention that The Daily Star has 'exercised caution in writing about the subject of crossfire killings'. Why? With regards to Rab, surely the role of a newspaper would have been to exercise some judgement and highlight the consequences that lay ahead with the activities of the Rab going unchecked.

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You should have helped to put more pressure on the government to tame this state-controlled instrument of terror.

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