"Of the ugly and the indecent"
Syed Badrul Ahsan's "Of the ugly and the indecent" in your 4th April issue was long overdue. An excellent presentation of the 'Ground Realities'.
However, Mr. Ahsan would have done more justice to his writing if he had not overlooked to point out too, of the incumbent PM's often cynical and indecent comments both inside and outside the parliament - often directed at the past prime minister of your country as well as at her children. Recently, in a children day function to observe Sheikh Mujib's birth anniversary, she raised the question of Khaleda's parents as well as her grandparents. In fact, the downslide of the parliamentary norms began at an abnormal speed from the time of present PM's earlier stint (1996 - 2000) when she had gone to the extent of comparing her predecessor with those of 'Ladies of the night', and, that too, inside the parliament! There is a saying: 'You reap what you sow'. Little wonder that you are watching the 'benefit'.
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