Just cause, unjust attacks

From class 1 to 12, students are being taught about the history of Bangladesh—how the country took birth and what its cost was. So many stories and poems about our liberation struggle have made the students familiar with the word shangram. They have been taught how the then ruling Pakistani government had unjustly attacked peaceful demonstrations. Even at that time, the government used police and military to take actions against the protesters. My question is, who gave the authority to a party to attack the protesters on the streets of an independent country? Why did the police let the activists of a party beat the peaceful protesters? Why are they above the law?

The students have been protesting for a just cause—a cause, if fulfilled, will reshape the transport sector that is in trouble. Beating them up was a direct attack on the independence of the people.

Monjurul Islam, By e-mail