Readers Respond

Here are some comments that came in response to Saturday's The Daily Star news analysis headlined “Economist shock”.

Antiseptic
This is a nice rebuttal to a scathing bit of journalism.

Sazu
It's our fault that we give space to those media people to make careless comments about us. Both of the parties (AL & BNP) never mind to stake country's prestige to acquire power.

Shagor
I read the article published in The Economist. I found every sentence is correct. I feel pity for those politicians and journalists who are not serious about the interest of Bangladesh. In this country there are many journalists and intellectuals who never write against deadly Farraka dam. The reason is clear.

Shakib
Thank you The Daily Star! Finally someone or some organisations in Bangladesh have the decency and integrity to stand up to the total smear campaign run by The Economist against Bangladesh. Their articles against Bangladesh have become increasingly derogatory and condescending in the last five years.

Imrul Hassan
Anyone would take the Economist's credibility over that of any AL propaganda activists. It seems like AL is bending over backward to compensate and appease India for the favors. AL also is now heavily dependent on India and RAW for its supports.

Chris Blackburn
The Government of Bangladesh should take legal action against The Economist. The British legal system is cracking and the Bangladesh government should push it till it breaks. Then it will be loved by libertarians around the globe for years to come.

Ahmed
I wonder why the writer has forgotten that the story is largely critical of the Indian foreign policy and not about Bangladesh. We have not heard anything from India - neither from the government nor from Indian big businessmen who have benefited from change in guard in Dhaka (like Reliance Telecom) whether they have contributed any money or other resources to the Awami League or its partners during last election.