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  • Revolutionary Road

    As soon as we thought that the ‘July revolution’ was at its end, suddenly it awakened us, reminded us, to stay in this fight together. It is the people, especially the youth who have shown us the courage, the will, the difficult work it takes to rebuild a nation, a nation that is in tatters.

    Nor did we forget the thousands of our citizens that were casualties in this hard fought battle. A battle where the opposing forces used all kinds of weapons and the courageous fighters had none, this resulted in extreme deaths, plenty of injured, a nation traumatized. After such a horrendous tragedy, after such lives were lost, after so many becoming injured – we the citizens will never forget nor forgive.

    During such difficult times where we are trying to rebuild the nation piece by piece the face of the tyrant emerges. Tyrant showed no remorse, no apology for the killings, no feelings for the lives that were destroyed – her only remorse was loosing power. Power to her is so important it meant that she is willing to do anything to gain for it a perfect combination for anarchy.

    Even though the political parties were not in favor of the ‘revolutionary response’,it is the youths the general public that have shown us how to respond to a monster appropriately. The witch is to be dealt with appropriate response her only future is to be burned for her misdeeds, which if the citizens get the opportunity will do so.

    Even when all hope fades the youths, the general public will always show us the way, it is these folks who are upholding the spirit of the revolution, a revolution will need to take place before any election. Anyone trying to sabotage our revolution, will be dealt with the right way, the revolution shall continue the revolution needs to continue.

  • Mission Impossible

    No one could have imagined that the face of the dictator the person responsible for creating terror and chaos across the nation, the person who wreaked havoc on its citizens both here and abroad, whose very name people feared to utter the word, would someday be the place where people would dishonor and humiliate the symbol of tyranny.

    For more than a decade she has spread out her tentacles like a spider weaving its nest, across all culture, civil life, education, sports, anywhere and everywhere her venom would trickle down to every fabric of society. Like this her rule ensured that she be like a queen, her throne unmovable, you are either a supporter or an outcast, no one dared to challenge her, those who did – were never to be heard again.

    Establishing fascism for her was easy, her greatest friend one who has given her all the help, the blueprint, the advise, support for her journey – India. As the nation of India really begun to ensure that Bangladesh becomes a vessel state the final card was being played with her – a woman. Putting on a global stage the image of a woman leading a nation from this new era was a gift that would be milked quite easily.

    While the west had given the nod to give her the support thanks to India – the people of the country have had enough. Despite numerous attempts to overthrow such autocrats it was never possible, it was quite impossible every attempt was thwarted with swift and crushing response. Until one time the youth the students of the country used all of their energy, mind, cooperation to hold such monsters accountable.

    The very same youths several years ago held ‘transport’ protest around the country in an instant the people saw that the autocrats, monsters could be bought down to their knees, the inexperience the overall plan wasn’t there to follow up. So, the same youths grew up and learned from their mistakes they realized they could bring such dictators down and so the final battle begun.

    With relentless demonstrations, a war was fought, the kind of war that was fought with sticks and stones, the youth and public had no weapons, no training, just intuition. On the other hand fascists used all kinds of weaponry towards the youth, what no one could imagine despite the brutality the people kept getting stronger and stronger. Like a battlefield bodies were lying – in the end the public won without any weapons, without any army, without any support from anyone it was impossible but miracles do happen.