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Tale of a 'Golden Land'?

30 March 2004, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Aziz Amirul, Dhaka
30 March 2004, 18:00 PM
Still after 34 years of the War of Liberation, we, the ill-fated children of the free country, Bangladesh, find us gagged, bound and blindfolded. Any kind of dreadful nightmare is now a reality and atrocities like rape, abduction and murder, not to speak of lesser crimes, are a routine affair. Political rivalries among leaders with an ever-increasing tendency of dynastic reign in zenith posts continue to thrive more than ever. Godfathers backed by politically influenced quarters groom up potentially intelligent youth forces into 'zombie-type criminals', who, instead of turning into professional killers, could otherwise help build the nation with their wit and ability.

Children born during the struggling days of the War of Independence have to watch and hear with shame and disgust the pathetic collapse of Dr. Humayun Azad on the doorsteps of a top literary institution. They have to painfully observe in silence the devilish ascension of Kala Jahangir and Ershad Sikder.

It is a great pity that priceless martyrdom of millions of Bengalis today results in recovery of sliced chunks of human torso from within busy metropolitan areas in broad daylight. Moreover, such gruesome mutilation is being carried out on the very day of the anniversary of the country's independence.

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The nine-month bloodshed for a Golden Bengal, after three decades, aids brands like BMW and Lexus to the elite but only at the expense of the hapless commoner who is thought to be best fit under the wheels.

Could anyone, who was a direct victim of the torturous days of 1971, presume that the ripe fruits of Independence would be so bitter and toxic, so to say, in the present-day form of social annihilation?