The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.
There are no visible changes yet.
The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.
To protect the life and property of the citizens is the main duty of any government. But today there is no security and guarantee of people's life and property in Bangladesh. People are being abducted everywhere. The number of abductions has increased after the Awami League government assumed state power. There is allegation that some state agencies are directly involved in many such incidents. Such allegations raised question whether the government really wants to protect citizens' life and property.
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Recently, the Finance Minister AMA Muhith said at a budget meeting of National Economic Council that over 50 per cent of the forthcoming national budget would be implemented at district level to strengthen the local government.
The government's policy to address the needs of the people at district level through the local governments is very encouraging. We also hope that the budget allocation will be made in accordance with the government's policy to alleviate the miseries and sufferings of all the poor people particularly the slum dwellers and the Urdu-speaking Bangladeshis, who have been languishing in 116 camps in 12 districts since long.
Nasirullah Mridha, USA
AL's all home ministers in last 6 years blamed BNP whenever any crime occurred. Why are you guys reluctant to nab BNP leaders if you have any evidence of their involvement? At the same time, why are you so silent about your party men whose name came up?
Abbasuddin
Why are you sitting idle instead of arresting the BNP leaders if they are involved in this?
S.M. Iftekhar Ahmed
How typical! The minister is trying to hide his own failures by blaming others without any proof. So unfortunate that people like them have become cabinet ministers.
Molla A. Latif
May be there are people who know who actually ordered Zia killing. The officers who were sentenced to death and killed and the officers who were the chairman and members of the Court Martial might have known it well. Why not they discharge their moral duty now? If Ershad did it, he should admit it now and face trial. He has nothing more to gain surviving in this mortal world with this stigma.
MH Khan
But where is the solid evidence that Ershad ordered the assassination of Zia?
Aasfisarwar
It's no longer a concern; it is a red alert. The question remains as to how long will we remain deaf and dumb?
Jubaer
RAB must be abolished to protect human rights.
I do not know how to express the grief, despair, fear and all sorts of negative emotions that have got hold of me and I think people all over the country are assailed by these emotions.
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We thank you for publishing the report, “40 pc food poisonous” on 28 April. While people are being slow poisoned, the government machinery is conniving with the dishonest businessmen or is in deep hibernation.
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Snr Citizen
Where is the voice of conscience? These people do not have a reason to live! Why such decay in our society now? How will the mother of the lost child now live?
S.M. Iftekhar Ahmed
At a loss for words! Animals are better than these people. They should be shown no mercy.
Md. Mostafizur Rahman
They deserve capital punishment.
Rai
Kill all those involved in this cruel crime. They should experience death with pain.
SM
Why such brutality? There has to be public hangings for psychotic killers like these.
Nds
AL is the antonym of human rights and democracy.
Aasfisarwar
It seems the ghost is in the exorcist's bag.
Akhtar Shah
For some political types, party badges are a matter of convenience. What matters is control, which delivers everything they want.
Thank heavens that the recent train accident on the Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge over the river Jamuna did not occur by the river side. The nine derailed compartments of the Drutojan Express train fell on the road side of the bridge.
I had the opportunity to pass through the bridge by train. There is no railing on one side of the railway track which is really risky and frightening. The train needs to move very slowly on the bridge as a precaution. The actual cause of the train accident is yet to be determined.
It is sincerely hoped that the authorities concerned would take necessary measures to ensure safety of the train and the passengers while crossing the bridge.
