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This is my freedom!!! 

 - Lt Col (Retd) Md Shahadat Hossain

I cannot talk in favor of Hartal (Strike), because people would color me as sympathizer of BNP.

I cannot talk against the Hartal, because people might treat me as likeminded of AL.

This is my freedom!!!

I cannot carry little money alone, because miscreants might abduct and kill me only for that little money.

I cannot walk or drive safely on any road, because any careless driver without license might hit or kill me on the spot.

I cannot let my daughter go for education singly, because she might be subjected to eve teasing.

This is my freedom!!!

I cannot buy minimum food staff with my limited salary due to continuous price hike of market,

I cannot buy medicine for my sick relatives or children from my earning as I also got to pay bribe for the education of my child.

This is my freedom!!!

I cannot talk about truth because my bosses and so called politicians would treat me threatened.

I cannot talk about honesty because of too many dishonest people around and the dishonest environment.

This is my freedom!!!

I cannot open my books or news papers due to unclear history of  the past and present happenings,

I cannot open my TV or Radio because of only “Talk Shows” even by not competent to speak on the topic.

This is my freedom!!!

However, I have heroic bloods of sacrifice, though backdated of 1971, and a map named Bangladesh,

However, I have a flag, red and green, which I host on important dates, named as Bangladeshi flag,

However, I have a positive dream named as “survival for the fittest and prosperous Bangladesh”, preserved within me.

And this is my only freedom of dream!!!

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(Lt Col (Retd) Md Shahadat Hossain, psc is a freelance poet and writer related to the promotion of Bangladesh who can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

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