sejamil

You just can't get enough of them.

They are always there to entertain some of us. In earlier times, clowns and
beauty queens were part of 'jatra', 'Gitinaitta', 'Chaya-Chobi" etc., but today
they are PM, FM, HM etc. of a nation of 140 million.

ACT I

One did not even know that Altaf was awake. But he is there, seems to be right
in the middle of that madhouse called parliament. While supposedly his ministry
is investigating something, he knows exactly what happened in Betbunia and
that's what he is uttering in the parliament. Dr. Kamal attacked the blockade,
so the blockaders roughed him up -- that's what Altaf is telling us. The
question is what is he telling us or why he is telling us this?

Under his twisty world, it is OK to blockade the major highways in Bangladesh.
Him and his police department will just sit there and watch the blockaders. If
the free citizens of the nation dare to break through that blockade to reach
their destinations, which is an inherent right, then it is the citizens who are
guilty. We will leave a do***ented proof in the proceedings of parliament for
future generations to look back & know exactly what kind of clowns were
performing there!!

ACT II

Then there is the omnipresent, omniscient and omni-loose-lipped Saifur. He
probably takes it as a compliment when people adore him as a dare-devil
free-speaking man.

To quote him from the newsclip:

“I will designate you as a superintendent of police and then try to stop
highway robbery".

A supposedly leading actor in Bangladesh political scene, who just also happens
to be the crucial Finance Minister, seemed to have resigned to the fact that he
has no control as to what is going on in Bangladesh. Why would one even bother
to such a rhetorical proposal. Where is the parallel?

He may resign to certain facts, but he is smart enough not to 'resign' by
accepting responsibility for an immense failure in statecraft.

SJ

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**Altaf says Kamal’s men attacked local blockaders
Read the news in New Age, Feb 24, 2004

**Doing business is easier than keeping law & order
Saifur tells MCCI leaders
STAFF CORRESPONDENT, New Age, feb 24, 2004