Celebration waits
The whole nation can now get ready to celebrate the Bangladesh cricket team’s landing in the super ten of the World-T20 Cricket Championship underway in Dhaka despite a least chance of elimination. Today they will meet already eliminated Hong Kong of China to decide who sail to the finals. In the other match of the group, Afghanistan and Nepal will play each other for a mathematical chance of qualifying.
Bangladesh, if qualify, will get Australia, India, Pakistan and West Indies, while the other group will comprise England, New Zealand, Sree Lanka, South Africa and winners of preliminary round group ‘B’. The super round will begin on Friday with the match between Pakistan and India, the two former champions.
Although Bangladesh cut a very sorry figure in the Asian Cup Cricket held in Dhaka recently, losing all the four matches they played, there is a very good prospect of cruising into the last four in the T-20 cricket. Solid batting line up, confident bowling and improved fielding are the strength of the hosts. I think, Bangladesh can beat both India and Pakistan provided right decision is taken by the captain.
Back to the 3rd World Cup Cricket held in England, India made a disastrous start against Zimbabwe in the first round having lost five wickets for 17 runs only, but then recovered, and went on to win the cup beating pre-match favourites West Indies in the final. So, anything can happen in sports. We think that Bangladesh can cause sensational victory in the coming days. Will the cricketers keep our expectation alive?
Asma Akhter
Rajshahi
Wrong-doers must be punished
Crime may be defined as an activity contrary to the ethics and morality, and the law of the land. Religion is the fountain of morality, while Parliament is the maker of law. But jurists argue that Parliament cannot make such law as contradicts ethics and morality and religious decrees. It means that law and morality serve each, other and not an obstruction, since the ultimate end of the State lies in promoting the welfare of the people.
But man commits crime, thinking that everything will be finished with death, or God will forgive his faults as propagated by a section of religious scholars, and the party in power will be a vanguard before death. The conception is clearly wrong and misled.
Philosophers Manu and Chanakya maintain that punishment is the basis of the State. Where there is no punishment, thieves and dacoits rule the supreme. It implies upon the State to punish the wrongdoers. But if it awards punishment heavier than a criminal deserves, it is wrong. Again, if lighter punishment is inflicted than what the offender warrants, it is also immoral and punishable offence. It means there is no justice in the State.
The exoneration to a criminal depends on the victim or the close relatives of the victim. The State does not hold such power, according to the religious decree.
Therefore, the government must be careful of making law, dealing with the criminals and maintaining justice in the society. There should be shown no discrimination between own man and the other man. God will deal severely with the wrong doers, and no mercy shall be shown.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka
