Bedtime story for the kids
on Banlgadeshi Times (Bangladesh), 29/Mar/2010 14:10, 34 days ago
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This is a summary from a Human Rights report I read today....tells you a lot about politics in Bangladesh among other things....imagine what Trevor Sargeant would say?'Mr. Golam Reza was elected a Member of Parliament from Satkhira, some 400 kilometers from Dhaka. He was driving to the capital on the evening of January 24 to attend the inaugural session of the parliament. Upon arriving at the ferry pier at Daulatdia, on the western banks of the Padma river, Golam Reza did not want to join the queue of vehicles on the ferry. He tried to jump the queue and in doing so caused a minor collision with a bus. Golam Reza got out of his jeep, rushed inside the bus and beat the bus driver, Alal Sheikh, with a shotgun. It is not known whether the gun was licensed or not. Passengers on the bus and other staff protested and people in the vicinity pelted Golam Reza with stones.Local police reportedly rescued Golam Reza and arranged for his safe exit. The bus driver was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment. Although the officer-in-charge registered a case against Golam Reza, which was published by the local media, no action has been taken against him. '
