Insulted
Impetuosity
I was just
about to get into a scooter on my way to work when a policeman
came and started to have a small talk with the driver. Since
I was in a hurry, I asked the policeman what the problem was.
He simply replied that he was doing a routine check as most
vehicles were being used illegally on the streets. Since the
cop was not leaving, I told him to take a bribe from the driver
and let the scooter go. He looked shocked and gave me a dirty
look and took the scooter driver's license to his 'superior
officer', the driver following close by. After a while the scooter
driver returned smiling. When I asked him what had happened,
the driver told me that the cop had gone to a sergeant and had
told him how I had insulted him. The sergeant too felt insulted
for the way I had talked against his subordinate's 'honest earnings'.
He (the sergeant) was about to come and 'deal with me' when
my scooter driver told him that I had a few 'loose screws in
my head'. The sergeant was quite forgiving. He took the bribe
of Tk.10 and immediately realised the license. I could not but
smile at the scooter driver's witty remarks.
AMH,
Gulshan
Our
Negligence to Law
I
was travelling from Kalabagan to IBA hostel through Panthapath
early in the morning. While passing the Panthapath crossing,
a traffic policeman signalled my rickshaw puller to stop but
my rickshaw puller turned a deaf ear to his call. The policeman
consecutively came to us and stopped our rickshaw. Next, he
blatantly started to swear at the rickshaw puller. I could not
say much, him being a law enforcer. After I had learnt at least
five new slangs, the rickshaw puller politely asked the policeman
why he was being so rude. "Everything will be cool after
I give you Tk.2," said the rickshaw puller calmly. "Give
the money first and then talk", was the policeman's reply.
I watched the whole scene as a silent viewer. I finally saw
why even the rickshaw pullers pay so little respect to the words
of a traffic policeman.
Md.
Jabed Amin (Juwel), Khilkhet
The
'Birdless' Spot
Last
Thursday, our school arranged a picnic for us, the SSC candidates.
We went to the "Shafipur Anser Camp" in Gazipur. There
are about twenty-five tourist spots there and each looking like
tiny forests with beautiful names like Topoban, Barsha,
Moushumi etc. I was having a great time there but after
a while I came to realise that there was not a bird in sight.
My friend Nazia and I took a walk, looking about for a glimpse
of any bird, even a crow. Not only didn't we see any birds,
the whole forest seemed silent. After a long walk, we gave up
our hope of finding any birds there. I can't help but wonder
what have happened to all the birds in the Anser Camp.
Jafrin
Jahed Jiti, V.N.S.
