Destructive activities over World Cup football
Friday, 18 June 2010
It appears that the football craze is blinding a section of people to the need of thinking about their own country or the consequences of their unruly acts. This is most unfortunate. If these people would not understand, then it becomes the high responsibility of those in charge of governance to reason it out with them in public or to educate the people in general about their responsibilities or the lack of it. But the same is not seen happening.
From frustration to see World Cup matches on television due to power outages, a section of people were seen reacting most unreasonably and savagely by smashing private vehicles, surrounding power stations and menacing the staff there, setting fires on roads and expressing themselves through other violent acts. But is this any way for people to behave ? The government remains acutely conscious of the need to improve power supply and is seen as engaged sincerely in that task. People are only expected to bear out this difficult period and stay calm as attempts are made to increase or improve power supply.
Will the power supply position improve any if these unruly people vandalise power stations and intimidate their staff into deserting their posts out of panic ? The power supply situation will plunge into a worse state from such activities. And what have the owners of private motor cars done to get their vehicles damaged from brick batting and smashing by ones who could not see World Cup matches ? Nothing, of course. But such senseless destructions were carried out completely without any reasonableness by the perpetrators of such violence.
The latest is that PDB has advised owners of shops and factories to keep their operations suspended from evening time for the entire duration of the World Cup or for about a month to increase power supply. This is preposterous. Why should this poor and underdeveloped country sacrifice for a month its commercial activities and industrial productivity so that some people can amuse themselves with a sporting event ?
Its high time for the high ups in governance of the country to take the matter seriously and really educate people about what should be their priorities or responsibilities. If they will not be educated in these matters, then the laws of the land need to be applied very firmly against such misdeeds and they should not get encouragement in any manner for their mindless activities.
Amir Hossain
Eskaton,
Dhaka
From frustration to see World Cup matches on television due to power outages, a section of people were seen reacting most unreasonably and savagely by smashing private vehicles, surrounding power stations and menacing the staff there, setting fires on roads and expressing themselves through other violent acts. But is this any way for people to behave ? The government remains acutely conscious of the need to improve power supply and is seen as engaged sincerely in that task. People are only expected to bear out this difficult period and stay calm as attempts are made to increase or improve power supply.
Will the power supply position improve any if these unruly people vandalise power stations and intimidate their staff into deserting their posts out of panic ? The power supply situation will plunge into a worse state from such activities. And what have the owners of private motor cars done to get their vehicles damaged from brick batting and smashing by ones who could not see World Cup matches ? Nothing, of course. But such senseless destructions were carried out completely without any reasonableness by the perpetrators of such violence.
The latest is that PDB has advised owners of shops and factories to keep their operations suspended from evening time for the entire duration of the World Cup or for about a month to increase power supply. This is preposterous. Why should this poor and underdeveloped country sacrifice for a month its commercial activities and industrial productivity so that some people can amuse themselves with a sporting event ?
Its high time for the high ups in governance of the country to take the matter seriously and really educate people about what should be their priorities or responsibilities. If they will not be educated in these matters, then the laws of the land need to be applied very firmly against such misdeeds and they should not get encouragement in any manner for their mindless activities.
Amir Hossain
Eskaton,
Dhaka