the inglorious bastards

Well here it is once again, a brand new election day!!! So many changes, so many promises, all down the drain. 2 years back when the army came to power and started putting all the crooks in jail we all heaved a sigh of relief and dreamed of better times. However, like everything else that happens in Bangladesh, there was no plan. No plan on how make proper arrests, how to make the convictions stick, how to really put the most corrupt bastards away for good. And in this i guess the preceding political parties themselves are to blame, or to credit. Because no attempt has ever been made to overhaul the judiciary and police systems. Crime and punishment has had a very tenuous relationship, like a fleeting summer fling. I had a feeling that all this arresting people and throwing them in jail was only a very temporary measure and it would ultimately prove futile.

And it has.

All the old faces are back for re-election. I think the only casualty is Babur, who's been thrown out of BNP.


So i'm feeling a tad bloodthirsty. We already know the worst offenders. The army should have just wiped them off the face of the earth. Killed the inglorius bastards and be done with it. We could have later apologised to the UN over this regrettable incident. Can you see it? One night of carnage, and 50 or 60 of the worst offendors and their henchmen 6 feet under. Ahh. Brings a tear to me eye.

one can alweays dream.