Star Diary

A DEGENERATING SOCIETY

My mother was going somewhere by a rickshaw at noon, the other day. There was no traffic jam on the roads. The rickshaw was crossing an intersection when suddenly, a car came from the opposite side and hit the rickshaw. Luckily, nothing happened to my mom and the rickshaw-puller, but she was furious and shouted at the driver for his lack of driving skills. She noticed that a boy, in his twenties, was driving the car. He looked like he was from a good family. But he didn't even apologise for his mistake. My mom said to him, "I'm sure that you don't have a driving license judging from the way you drive." The boy then shouted back at my mother, "MP-er cheler license lage na!" (I am the son of an MP I don't need a license) and quickly left before my mom could say anything. This is the shocking truth of our society now. If you have connections to the ruling party you can do whatever you like, even run over someone on the street without fear of consequences. 
Maeesha Ryaan Shams
Ideal School and College, Dhaka

UNNECESSARY UNKINDNESS

I was walking home from work one evening when I noticed a little puppy crying on the side of the street. As I approached it, a man walked out from the nearby mosque in religious attire and for no apparent reason kicked the poor puppy off the curb. I ran to rescue it from the moving cars. When I confronted its attacker, he was furious with me. He said the puppy was unclean and had touched his feet. I didn't argue with him further in fear that he will hurt the puppy again, but was deeply shocked at the way people in our society treat harmless animals. Hurting an animal that can't speak for or defend itself makes a person dirty on the inside no matter how many times they clean themselves. That's something people should keep in mind.
Neemat Karim
Dhanmondi, Dhaka