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Humanity personified
(April 02, 2013)

Dev Saha
Police force is ill-equipped to deal with these kinds of professional thugs. BGB or military need to get involved to control this ongoing mayhem.

Rana H. Mahmud
Salute to Jharna Begum. For the sake of humanity and to defend a peaceful religion, we all must rise up now against this barbaric force called Jamaat-Shibir.

Masud
We salute the great lady and the young men for their extraordinary and exemplary act. The government must award them without delay.

S M Iftekhar Ahmed
I have not seen the Liberation War of 1971, but if this is a small example of the courageous acts that the women of this country carried out at that time, then I feel that the results will be similar with assured victory for the people.

Guest
I think government is responsible for such a situation. They are using the police force as their own cadres.

Sumaiya Kabir
It is shocking that people do not feel to help someone who is injured and lying on the street. What is more shocking is that public do not feel a little for the policemen. What they do is simply follow orders. It is horrifying how a group of people are targeting them.

Fish Fisher
At last I felt a bit relieved to see that a lady from my city got the courage, love and duty to help a helpless hard-working police officer. Thank you, Jharna Begum for showing courage, humanity and love for a fellow human-being.

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Blogger Asif arrested
Law minister goes back on remark
(April 04, 2013)

Prince
The government has taken the right action at the right time. The arrest was made to avoid any untoward situation. Those bloggers who made derogatory comments on Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) must be arrested.
Mohd Shah Alam Khan, Canada
I have no idea about the Bangladeshi law regarding religion. But in the Holy Quran I did not read anywhere that anyone who criticises Quran will be punished.

Prof. Selim Sher
This is very sad for Bangladesh and freedom of speech.

Anika Nawal Ahmed
Hurting others' sentiment is not freedom of speech.

Enamul Haque
This is a sad chapter for Bangladesh.

Sohel
Blogger Asif should be punished severely so that others like him can learn some lesson about not insulting others' faith.

Rahul Ahmed
Freedom of speech comes with responsibilities. Someone should not use freedom of speech to insult others' belief.