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We recall the Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram's emphatic assurances on a visit to Dhaka in July last that 'under no circumstances' would the Indian border security forces fire upon anyone trying to cross from Bangladesh to India. He even added, "The message has gone down to the last jawan." Against such a backdrop, we are appalled by the BSF chief's observations to the BBC on January 7, 2012 that it is not possible for them to stop firing at the border. Seeing the deliberate nature of his comment, we cannot but be shocked and surprised. We wonder how a border security chief who works under the home ministry could make such a statement that runs counter to the spirit and letter of the assurances given by his minister. We are confused and perturbed at this disconnect between the Indian home ministry and its subordinate apparatus, the BSF.
EditorialPrint EditionPakistan's crisis of governance deepens a little more with the country's Supreme Court dismissing an appeal by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani against a summons in a contempt case. The prime minister's problems have been multiplying since the judiciary took serious exception to Gilani's reluctance to reopen old corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Despite the prime minister's view that the president has immunity from legal prosecution by virtue of the office he holds, the Supreme Court has continued insisting that Zardari's corruption be reinvestigated.
EditorialPrint EditionThe provision that required Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to seek prior permission from the government before instituting corruption cases against its functionaries has been withdrawn. We congratulate the government that at long last good sense has prevailed and that it has taken a step in the right direction to stave off corruption.
Editorial2012-02-11 | Print EditionWe are shocked and surprised at the events which have lately unfolded in the Maldives. The first wave of news that Mohamed Nasheed has resigned his presidency of his own volition has been quickly negated by him saying that he has been forced at gunpoint to resign. Furthermore, he has asserted his intent to be reinstalled in power riding on what seems to be a crest of popular resentment against his forced removal.
Editorial2012-02-11 | Print Edition
We congratulate Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on his appointment as the chief election commissioner (CEC). On top of being a freedom fighter, his record as a bureaucrat is impeccable and he is a man of good repute and probity. We also felicitate the newly appointed election commissioners (EC) Mohammad Abu Hafiz, Mohammad Abdul Mobarrak, Brig Gen (retd) Mohammad Zabed Ali and Mohammad Shahnewaz.
Editorial2012-02-10 | Print EditionWe are deeply saddened by the death of two Chittagong University (CU) students on its campus on Wednesday during a clash between two groups of students.
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