Where is the martyr of 1757?
Zahirul Haque, Kansas city, KS, USA
I am writing in response to the letters of Mr. Mehbub (April 23) and Mr. Jishan (April 30) on the absence of Sirajuddowla and other martyrs of 1757 in the BBC listeners' list of the greatest Bengalees. How do you blame this on BBC? BBC has nothing to do with the omission. They asked their listeners to nominate the greatest Bengalees of all time. If listeners don't choose a particular name, how could BBC include that name in the list. I'm sure if this list were extended to 30 or 50, Sirajuddowla would have been there. Please stop blaming BBC. This was just a poll, most probably a scientific one based on peoples' choice. There is nothing to complain about it. I was also disgusted to notice that when Bangabandhu's name came on top of the list, some people got upset and complained about it. Similarly, Dr. Muntasir Mamun complained about Ziaur Rahman's inclusion in the list. We should not be partisan about everything.
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