Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 812 Thu. September 07, 2006       Letters to Editor Congratulations where it's due A Z M Abdul Ali, Uttara, Dhaka I'll be failing in my duties if I don't write this letter congratulating your young columnist, Zafar Sobhan for his brilliant column on Phulbari issue ('Time to choose,' Straight Talk, September 01, 2006). In that column Zafar Sobhan has shown a rare maturity and courage for his age. Considering the political ambience in Bangladesh today, he has, in my opinion, shown extreme courage in writing this column. His analysis of our 'induced' hatred for the white men and the Indians and preference for the Middle East and China has hit the bull's eye. I use the word 'induced' just to mean that this hatred is not a natural phenomenon in average Bangladeshis but has been cooked up by the political and military governments during the last 30 years including the present one. You also deserve thanks for publishing this article, at a time, when it can be seen as swimming against the flow.