Ivy Rahman's death

We don't know how to console her family and countless admirers who must have been numbed by the unbearable agony of losing her. It is one of those deaths that gives rise to many questions.

We are not sure whether there is any point in merely condemning the beastly elements that could perpetrate such a crime. It is really unbelievable that humans could be so ruthless as to drop powerful grenades on unsuspecting innocent fellow beings. That said, we must survive as a nation and the only way to achieve that goal is to wipe out the terrorists having an agenda of their own.

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Ivy Rahman had a long political career and she actively took part in all the movements that her party organised over the last four decades or so. She was associated with the glorious students' movement of the 1960's and moulded herself as a politician having great faith in democracy and the rights of people. The nation has lost a crusader of democracy.

The message that she has left behind must not be missed. We have to realise that such deaths only bring disgrace to a nation and erode people's confidence in the existing law enforcing system

Routine condemnation of the crime is not enough to set things right. The government must ensure that the killers are brought to justice and also that eminent politicians, irrespective of their party affiliations, never come under such attacks in future. Any lapse in this respect will further push us towards the abyss of political uncertainty.