Sorry journalists!
According to a newspaper report, as many as 128 journalists had been killed in 2014 through out the world.. Highest 16 journalists had been killed in the 50 days war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza strip while the most repressive country is Egypt. Journalism is both a noble and uncertain profession. Since they carry true information from one part of the world to another part, from the presidential palace to the people’s valley, from mountain to the desert, they are the targets of the dictators, monarchs, criminals, fanatics, smugglers, mafia and the like.
At the same time, nowadays there are found shielded journalists serving the purpose of imperialists, colonialists, monarchs, dictators, mafia, hegemony, feudal lords and bourgeoisie class. To them, class interests are more important than people’s interests. And that is why, many a time, truth does not reach people. Out view is that journalists should remain united and must not serve class interests.
Abdullah Akber
Dhaka
Holocaust
We condemn in the severest words the Taliban massacre of 132 children and 14 others in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, and make a fervent call to the world to stand united against evil forces like the Taliban Militia, the Islami States, the Boko Haraam, the banned JMB and the Neo-Nazis in Germany and the like.
We want to remind the Taliban Militia that the killing of innocents, destruction of civil and commercial installations, desecration of schools and religious centers, deflowering of women, and misconstruing of religious sermons are against Islam, Jihad, humanity, and ethics and morality. I challenge them to cite a single example with reference to the Holy Quran in support of their activities. I would also appeal them to abandon the path of holocaust and, instead, to choose the way of spreading education among people. Allah says, curse on the liars and the ignorant.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka
