Who will compensate me?

At around 10:10am on December 18, 2011, my driver rang me in a staggering voice, "Our car is totally damaged and Khalu is hurt". At first, I could not understand what he was talking about, because at that moment, along with some colleagues we were discussing the agitation which was going on in the city. One of them noted that two bombs were blasted in front of their rickshaws. But up to that point, I had no idea that today I will be a victim. I rushed to the Eastern Plus market in Shantinagar, where I found my father with a severe injury in his head. He was bleeding; his shirt and overcoat were soaked in blood. I could not enter the market at first as all the entrances to the market were closed. My father was bleeding for more than 20 minutes and I did not find my car near the market also. Police was not allowing anybody to come out from the market, but after seeing my father's condition they allowed us and we took a rickshaw and rushed to a medical college hospital at Moghbazar. My father's wounds were treated with five stitches. The back windshield and the glass of another door of my car were broken by the bricks thrown by the hooligans on that day. Perhaps they were applauded by the other political activists for damaging a car and injuring an old man inside. I don't belong to any political party, I am simply a banker. What was achieved by damaging my car and severely injuring my father who is now seventy years old? He experienced the Pakistan regime, our Liberation War, he studied at Dhaka College and Dhaka University, and after passing all the crucial stages of his life, he now got injured while bringing his grandson from school! All the big shots of the government are alleging that the BNP activists are doing this anarchy throughout the country. On the other hand, BNP is asserting that was done by the Awami League activists. Can anyone suggest to me to whom I can actually ask for the compensation for the damage? My only consolation is that my father is still alive and my car was not set on fire like the other vehicles. Thamina Ayub Email: thamina@apexinvestmentsltd.com Anna Hazare and our politics Anna Hazare is a name that has created a ripple in the Indian society. He is a social activist who is fighting against corruption through non-violent method. He has put immense pressure on the present Indian government to enact a strong anti-corruption law. I was very surprised to see his way of creating public awareness. His action has created a band of strong followers from the ordinary citizens. People support Anna because he has proved that he works for people welfare, not for their or money. Anna Hazare lives a very simple life. Instead of applying destructive and violent ways of protest, he has chosen through peaceful methods. In our country whenever we envisage any kind of protest we see in our mind, strike, violent procession , law enforcers' brutality and destruction of public property. Anna Hazare has proven that peaceful methods of protest also can put pressure on government if welfare of people is the main purpose. We are living in an age of free-flow of information. If something happens in a corner of the globe, within no time the rest of the world becomes aware of it. So we should also get out of the politics of destruction and start realizing the power of non-violent protest. We can learn many positive things from Anna Hazare. He has breathed fresh air into modern India. We hope he may become successful in creating a corruption-free India and set an example so that others in different countries can follow his footstep. Mohammed Sohel Hara Shahajadpur, Dhaka E-mail: sohelhara@hotmail.com