Mercury rises across an elite social journey

The following is a collection of social media statuses, collected from a group that Satireday has observed for some time and determined to be more or less like-minded. The statuses were posted over a three-week period from late June to the end of Eid vacations. The names of the users are being withheld because we could not think of clever enough puns.

June 21, 10:17am: I usually do not post statuses, but this is not usual. Thousands upon thousands have been stranded by the floods due to seasonal rains and water from upstream. All year, as I gaze out my window on Friday afternoons, I just wish for some rain, so that I can leaf through my well-worn copy of Vishabriksha or Durgeshnandini as I sip on my cup of chai.

But I don't wish for that any more. I don't want rain. Join me in sending relief to those who have suddenly lost their homes and belongings, and are now plagued by waterborne diseases. Also, join me in praying that it does not rain for a long time. I want to go back to my village for Eid and I know many of you will too, so I hope like me all of you can do whatever is possible to help those in need.

-Concerned Citizen

June 25, 12:40pm: To all those who are making fun of me for marking myself safe, I come from Sunamganj. I am planning to go there this Eid, and my family lives there. So yes, I may be in Dhaka, but that is no reason for all of you to think that I don't deserve to be safe, or mark myself as such. Only if you came from where I come would you know that safety is a privilege. I am just not denying mine.

-Slightly Miffed Citizen

July 7, 2:38pm: Those two words are back again. If you think that what happens far away doesn't affect you, think again. The energy crisis is real and those words, load-shedding, are back. The war happening thousands of miles away has come home, and as conscious citizens we have a role to play. A lot of us have air conditioners at home, in our offices. Let's mobilise and turn off that AC. Do we need to keep it on all the time. Ask yourselves this. Remember, it takes a conscious and concerted effort to change reality. Maybe all of us going home for Eid will improve matters. #heatup2cooldown

-Mobilising Citizen

July 12, 3:07am: This is just too much. Humans weren't supposed to live like this. I am in Sylhet and it is hot and humid. I told my uncle so many times to invest in one air conditioner. Could one air conditioner not be managed? And did you know, ceiling fans actually blow hot air down upon you?

I can't sleep, and my family says they want to stay another day. The nerve!

And where is all this rain I have been hearing about. The water has mostly receded, why can't we have some rain to cool things down a little? Anything would do. What I wouldn't give for a storm now. A deluge… yes, a deluge would surely cool things down.

I had gone on many field trips before to Dublar Char, where conditions were sultry, but this global warming thing, man. We really do need ACs

Don't care what my family says, I am going to Dhaka tomorrow.

-Status compiled from all the above citizens