Stranger than fiction
A.K.M. Fakhrul Alam, Dhaka
Cover story of the Time, Asian edition of April 10, 2006, has again proved the axiom "Truth is Stranger than Fiction". Mr. Alex Perry, the writer of the article "Rebuilding Bangladesh," portrayed a completely different image of the country from what he depicted in his article captioned "Deadly Cargo" on October 21, 2002 issue of the Asian edition of the same magazine. Like some of the fellow patriots, I wrote to Time, refuting the points stated in the said article with facts, which was appreciated by its editorial board. It is appreciated that Mr. Perry has correctly realised the potentials of Bangladesh, although late, and I hope the other writers of different internationally reputed journals and also some journalists of local media, who are indulging in defaming Bangladesh through their write-ups/columns would realise the truth and shun their partisan attitude, and put their efforts in establishing the truth and contribute in "transforming Bangladesh into a land of guarded optimism" as stated in the write-up of Mr. Alex Perry.
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