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COMMENTARY
What he actually said
Accusing MPs cared not to find it out
(June 5, 2012)

It is a commendable commentary to defend the integrity of an honourable man.
Shaheen Subhan

Though I am not a direct student of Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed, I must say he is a great intellectual in the country and I just can not accept the discussion in the House. I give thanks to the Speaker of the House and I expect a sorry statement from the commentators in the parliament.
Md. Rafiuddin Haque

What Prof Sayeed actually said was absolutely correct. We must praise him and condemn corrupt MPs and ministers.
M Bazlur Rahman

It is expected that all AL members should be like Deputy Speaker, but in fact it is not. How can we expect sobriety from AL cadres when the party's president and general secretary humiliate persons of national and international stature?
Suahmed

Political leaders in our country come to limelight by means of money and muscle power, where an enlightened man like Abdullah Abu Sayeed comes to limelight by means of greatness of heart, knowledge and wisdom. This is the difference between the two types of people.
Md. Nazrul Islam

Can't we do away with such anti-corruption commissions and ask the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) to combat corruption with the existing office of the Comptroller and Accountant Genera (CAG) instead? If the answer is no, then I would like to ask the JS, why and to whose benefit?
Sheikh Din Mohammed

Our MPs and ministers have already proved that they are fools.
Al borhan

We live in a glass house. That is so obvious. Every time there is the slightest of whistle of air, we are greatly disturbed. It is more like 'thakur ghore ke re...' It only shows how vulnerable the MPs are and the nation knows the reason why.
Moallem

People like Professor Sayeed and Deputy Speaker are sources of inspiration for everyone in our country.
Shah Asad Ahmed

Prof. Abdullah Abu Sayeed is an honest and dignified person. I have had the privilege of personally knowing him since my Dhaka College days. I had the misfortune of watching that parliament session which displayed this unacceptable behaviour by four members of our parliament.
After seeing the video footage on different TV channels, it became obvious that these MPs castigated him based on an unsubstantiated report. This kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable from the members of parliament.
Rubo

Another example of how lame, frivolous and irrelevant the parliament has become. In the name of protecting it, parliament has in fact violated democracy by not tolerating its criticism. All citizens have the solemn constitutional right to criticise any public official.
Roni Rahman

Whatever words Prof. Sayeed has used I believe his voice represents the voice of the whole nation. The MPs' reckless utterances are typical as well. They think that they are above public criticism which is quite illogical.
Ashim Dhar, USA

Except a few, most of the ministers and MPs of all the governments always talk non-sense. But the Speaker should not join the chorus. He should expunge all these odds and ends from the proceedings. However, this is not new. The people of this country saw it in the previous government's time and are seeing in the present one and will see in future.
Anonymous