Returning from Australia and joining my old school, I was horrified to see that even in class nine, when the students are about 15 years old, almost adults, some teachers do not hesitate to hit them. They use hands, a ruler or whatever. In one incident, a friend of mine was hit on his elbow joint, incredibly hard, with a bet. He couldn't move his hand for half an hour and I could see his elbow turn red. We are human beings and we can talk things out.
Violence is for the uncivilised.
Nur Jahan, East Nasirabad, Chittagong Sir, We are frightened and very upset by the turn our society is taking - it seems that something very sinister is seeping into it and its effects are manifesting in many ways. Everyday we read about this horrible crime, the victims mostly are minor girls. From the 17th May issue of The Daily Star we learned that a body guard and a night guard at the CMM's Court in the capital were arrested for allegedly attempting to violate a teenage girl inside a room of the court building on 16th May, '98. We think that culprits are becoming daring because the person guilty in Tania's case has been protected by the police department. Shipon, a witness in that case is being entertained lavishly along with his family by the police department as he refracted his earlier statement about the offender as being a tall, dark man with short hair and identified another who has no resemblance at all to his previous description.