Unite for a smile
I request all our valiant freedom fighters to become united by forgetting all their differences, and also to bring all the political parties and their leaders, including Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina, under one platform to fight against terrorism, corruption, poverty and illiteracy like one nation as we did during the Liberation War.
8-year-old maid tortured brutally
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. On Victory Day, as I was listening to the patriotic songs blaring from loud-speakers and feeling a little nostalgic, I opened the day's newspaper. The eyes of the tortured 8 year old maid was staring at me as if asking me, "Is this freedom, is this what you call Victory? Is this why you are proud to be a freedom fighter?"
I kept staring at the little girl and repeating those questions to myself, trying to find an answer. I have none and no excuse for what this nation has turned out to be, even thirty two years after the brave sons of the soil dared to fight for a country called Bangladesh. Maybe the answer is blowing in the wind, but there is no wind on my back.
Akku Chowdhury, Banani, Dhaka