Extortion using elephantsRecently, I have noticed a person who uses his elephant to extort money from car owners along the busy streets of Uttara and Abdullahpur-Mirpur. The man threatens to smash the cars if they do not pay up. He does not accept small bills, only large ones.A few days ago, my wife and I were the victims of that man’s extortion. The local police know everything but do not take any step to stop it. I would like to draw the attention of DMP to take legal action against this man.Bazlur RahmanUttara, DhakaMartial art based moviesThe filmdom of Bangladesh is lucky to have got galaxy of martial art expert actors including Siraj Panna, Ilyas Cobra, Kabir Khan, Dani Sidak, Misha Swadagor, Alexandar Bo, Chinese, Sancho Panja and Rubel. It is possible to make a box office hit movies like Cosa Nosatra Asia, the Chinese Boxer, Exit the Dragon Enter the Tiger, Return of the Dragon, Kung Fu the Head Crusher and Yes Madam.We think that film directors can use the excellent qualities if Ilyas Cobra to cast him in the central role with Misha Swadagor or Rubel as counter-heroes or vice-versa, or as they choose. Bangladesh can earn foreign currency from exporting martial art based movies. So, the opportunity should be exploited.Peter RozarioDhaka
