End of an era

The photos, verified to be authentic photos taken after government action at Shapla Chattar last night, shows the demise of the chances of a peaceful and democratic transition of power in Bangladesh. You will see most of the dead were simply hiding or running away and shot while trying to run. These photos herald the end of a democratic era of non-bloody power transfer that started with the election of 1991. After doing these, no one in sane mind will leave power willingly.

Courtesy - ALAL O DULAL

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Security forces personnel assigned to kill birds in Mattala

Tuesday, 07 May 2013

Air Force personnel from the Weeraketiya Air Force Base and other security forces personnel in the Hambantota District have been assigned to stand around the Mattala Tank on a daily basis.

The task assigned to them is to shoot down any bird who tries to take off from the Mattala tank area, which is a watering hole for many birds.

A large number of migrant birds usually take refuge around the Mattala tank.

However, the threat posed by the birds in the sanctuary to the aircrafts that land and take off from the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport that has been constructed in the middle of the sanctuary has resulted in government and airport authorities assigning security forces personnel to stand guard with their guns around the Mattala tank.

Sources from the area said that a large number of birds have been shot down by these security forces personnel so far.

The Rajapaksas they said are engaged in their usual practice of encroaching on others’ lands and threatening its original inhabitants.