Police firing on EWU students

This refers to the op-ed piece “Police firing on EWU students - The use of excessive force,” published in TDS on September 13, 2015. It seemed to me that the writer presented only one side of the issue. The government has the right to impose taxes on its citizens and the citizens have the right to protest. But in Bangladesh, protests often take ugly and violent forms. Who has given students the right to block all the major roads and cause sufferings to all? This is unlawful. Students could assemble in the Suhrawardy Uddyan or any other open space and voice their concerns. 

In our country everybody wants to find fault with the police. But the police were overwhelmed by the sheer number of students. I hope people will appreciate the limitations under which the police have to function.  

Bazlur Rahman
Uttara, Dhaka