So not content with closing Channel 1 they have now gone after Amar Desh. Whatever the problems with the editor and acting editor may have been it does not justify closing down of a newspaper.
One can only conclude that it is because it is a BNP leaning paper the reason it was shut down. Couple of things to note tho.
1. Why is the law so stupid that it warrants the closure of a newspaper? What about the job, the economics, the freedom of speech. (I know, I know - Bangladeshi bureaucrats don't give a toss about that!! - I'm just baffled it's - 2010)
2. What have the other media outlets done - both AL & BNP leaning media outlets? They could have all gone on strikes or some kind of movement. How about a standard banner on front page criticising the government of ALL papers published in Bangladesh until they re-instate Amar Desh? What the AL leaning papers don't realise is that if the law and the lawmakers are not resolved over this then it will be their turn next time BNP are in power.
I'll finish with two sentences: Amar Desh - history. Amar Sonar Bangla - the future! LOL!
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