Letters to the editor
Yaba menace
Sir,
Most dailies on June 22 reported about policemen pocketing the Yaba trade in Bangladesh. From catching the criminals; cops have now been addicted to the Yaba business. This is the fact of life that seems to be has been going on for some time.
After all as reported, we cannot deny that Yaba dealing, leads to yields astonishing bank accounts where lacs of taka seem to be chicken feed. After all the acronym cops can represent corner overall profit sources. That is what cunning cops are good at doing: making hay while the sun shines. Now they got to look for another sun.
Late poor Coxs soul, must be turning in his grave in agony. Little did he dream, that the sea shore Bazzar, with easy access to sailing boats; has turned into a busy land port for trading and dealing in Yaba. Hopefully, RAB has not still been roped-in amidst big-bucks; an acronym of RAB. It is another sad story (rather reality) that has taken Bangladesh down the dirty toad to drug addiction. Back in our younger days; sneaking a puff of cigarette from an indulgent mama was all that we could have.
For this writer that too was a sad experience, given his lust for ice-cream and chocolate in school days long, long ago; that still persists; though onset of diabetes has trimmed it down to the sugar-free variety.
S.A.Mansoor, Dhaka
