Comments on: Be Careful What You Wish For

By: Badal Khandker

Badal Khandker — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:57:02 +0000

Thanks

By: Ahsan Chowdhury

Ahsan Chowdhury — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:50:01 +0000

The GOOD news is our Bangladeshi election/democracy is not any better or worse than the election of a developed country. If we observe these results for a while they seem to have a trend and therefore if they are not predictable at least they are not shocking. I always believe leadership reflects the mass; not the other way around; therefore our leaders reflect our quality. And if we want to change the quality of our leadership we have to change our own quality.
I would not be able to say it more eloquently than Edward Abbey:

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
Edward Abbey

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain’t nothin’ can beat teamwork.
Edward Abbey

By: maimuna

maimuna — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:30:32 +0000

By mentioning ‘great chance’I didn’t mean to wish for BAKSHAL. I sure do not want a ‘digital’ Bangladesh with no freedom of speech. I can never wish my beautiful country become a graveyard. I only wish whatever ‘digitalization’ is for the better.
And like the writer, I do have to Be careful what I wish for.

By: Mahbub-Un-Nabi

Mahbub-Un-Nabi — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:37:34 +0000

This was my face book note just before election I just have to echoed it again.
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(I believe in Democracy every one has a minimum space of liberty regarding expression of thought , others have the rights to agree or disagree with him , not the right to stop his voice )

LEAVE SOME SPACE FOR US .

Us ?
Who ?
We majority of Bangladeshi , those are not Jamat or rajakar or not certified freedom fighter . Rajakers are identified , Mukti jodda have their certificate . So other Bangladeshis are nothing ? they dont have any role in liberation ? I am one of those people or my my family neither recognized as rajakar or Muktijoddha . Then should not I have the rights to live in this country as other .

I am afraid both of them . If one kill people by shooting bullet others by beating by stick.I am sorry I cant find any difference between them .(before 1 11)

My conscious mind cant respect to the body of Bir shestro Matiur’s body buried while 14 other laborers body hanging in the ruin of Rangs Bhavan .

As per constitution or as per the ideologies of liberation war should some one get special privilege just being a relative of a freedom fighter rather than any one of the country man . Thats why I feel ashamed when see Muktijoddha X is begging . The shame is a milion people can beg not a mukti jodda . Are not this people become Freedom fighter to change the fate of the whole nation . Than why they cant accept the fate of general people .

If it is for their sacrifice in liberation war then why not those who are dying unarmed in border by BSF ever year .

Should I fear the rapist of 71 or those who raped a girl in front of her mother . then killing her going in hospital and police are not taking no case (Tangail Asru Bitunia a student of class 8 ) .I fear this man.

This is very much important for me to be clear before election .Should I vote the Mukti joddher Chetona group or anti .Should not I have a third choice .

By: Roman

Roman — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:30:19 +0000

@Maimuna
Your wish to see another Bakshal seems like a wish to see a grave of our own. I wish you did not mean it..I do not wish to see many things I have not seen but heard of…and believe me when it is about exercise of power, we never know in advance that how much it would cost for digitalization and blogging to take over the atrocities. In fact, I just do not think that this blogging or digitalization can hold back the politics of the vicious circles. So may people are blogging about recent Israel bombings or look at the situation in Myanmar or in Zimbabwe…has anything been changed? has the realm of silence of the international community been broken even by a single pin drop? Not at all. Blogging and digitalization will perhaps ensure an awareness in a hopeless community but will not ensure a piece of bread to a starving child.

By: Ahamed Bauani

Ahamed Bauani — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:40:08 +0000

@Maimuna
No, we don’t want to take any ‘chance’ to see ‘BAKSHAL’ in our age. Yes this is true that ‘so many’ people are blogging or reading, but ‘HOW MANY’ ?

By: maimuna

maimuna — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:20:51 +0000

We youngsters have heard a lot about BAKSHAL, but obviously haven’t got a chance to see it. Whether we survive it or not, this might be a ‘good chance’ for us to experience it!
After all, it was our dream to see a “Digital Bangladesh” that led to this.
Though I am also wondering how much will it be possible for an elected government to impose BAKSHAL in this age of globalization, when so many people are blogging-or at least reading a blog!
A big salute to your wonderful expression-in pictures and writing, and thanks a lot for sharing!

By: Dr. Parviz Shahidi Irani

Dr. Parviz Shahidi Irani — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:00 +0000

colourful, lively, beautiful and comprehensive reportage Shahid Bhai, thank you for sending me