Political situation in Myanmar

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Listening to the media news one gets the impression that the political situation is getting worse in Myanmar. Popular agitation is getting intensified and the military junta is taking the hard line to crash the pro-democracy movement. We hope and pray that good sense will prevail and the military rulers will accept the verdict of the people and the international community and open the path to democracy by peaceful means.
We understand that China and India can exert their influence on the military junta to choose the path of peace and democracy. It would be unfair to bypass this issue on the pretext of not interfering with the "internal affairs" of the country. Action is needed to help achieve pro-people results.
Of late, the Bangladesh government has extended its hands of friendship with Myanmar. There is nothing wrong in that. But one has to consider the need of Myanmar. We shall appreciate if our government can demonstrate its support for democracy in Burma, and maintain low profile on other issues already on their agenda.