Terrorism and neutrality

By Muftah Wali, Jahangirnagar University
20 January 2005, 18:00 PM
Grammar is the backbone of any language. It may be called the skeleton of language. In the absence of the skeleton, a body cannot exist. Such expectation is illogical and unusual.

Without using the necessary formula can anyone solve mathematical problems?

As a responsible citizen of Bangladesh I cannot ignore some of the society's wrong elements. As a democratic nation, we must appreciate the good steps taken by the government while we must protest against the steps that are not for the welfare of the mass population . In this connection, I want to say that this four-party-alliance government has taken some important steps for the people, of which only two or three steps have gained popularity among the citizens. People from all over Bangladesh are giving the credit to the government for their steps against terrorism. But it is a matter of regret that the media have failed to join the people in the same spirit. Some of the newspapers claim that they are the most neutral and most sophisticated newspapers in Bangladesh. Ignoring the majority of the people and their opinion, they are continuously blaming the government for taking hard steps against the terrorists. They are shedding tears for the terrorists being killed in 'crossfire'. It seems to them the lives of the terrorists are more valuable than the lives of innocent people.

General people know very well which newspapers are neutral and which are not. I would like to urge all the newspapers to judge everything objectively.