Not looking up to govt, NGOs

Bangladesh people's resilience tested through one catastrophe to another in their chequered history has acquired almost a proverbial recognition abroad. It is a kind of self-eulogy perhaps that we shouldn't hesitate to indulge in once in a while. For, here is a matter of not certification by anybody but an expression of admiration for the invincibility of the human spirit against daunting odds.

The flood affected people this year in several parts of the country have set examples of volunteerism and self-help. Imagine the seed-beds farmers have raised over rafts made of just about anything they could put together to float. Their sole anxiety has been to make good their losses. Mind you, many of them famished as their tiny stocks of cereals washed away; yet they persevered to have something to latch on by way of rebuilding their battered lives.

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At Kulaura in Maulvibazar people from seven unions have joined hands to repair a damaged embankment. College and school students are moving sacks of freshly dug out earth from one corner of the breached embankment to another so as to reinforce it along the weak stretches.

Our kudos to Dhaka University students who have led the way for yeoman's service to be provided to the flood victims. Replication of such efforts is going on and should gather momentum as the receding waters pose another set of problems.

The floods have certainly raised the consciousness level of our people to try and fend for each other. That remains an asset for us.