She has asked the government to send Sheikh Hasina for treatment to – wait for it! – the United States of America. Now, we all know that the people of Bangladesh make regular treks to the USA for treatment, don't we? After all, they don't get any treatment in their own country on account of their poverty. Why should a nationalistic leader of the people, the daughter of the "father of the nation", not go abroad to seek treatment? Sarcasm aside, even as a prisoner she is getting the best treatment the country can provide – treatment that the woman-in-the-street cannot even comprehend, let alone afford.
Cheri Blair and the Anonymous Lady
And speaking of the woman-in-the-street, Cherie Blair did not forget the Anonymous Lady. She made the ritual pilgrimage to the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, better known as BRAC, arguably the world's largest NGO. "She visited [the] BRAC-run the (sic) 'maternal, neonatal and child health program (MNCHP)' in South Manikganj and the 'BRAC Primary School' at Khilgaon intersection in the metropolis (The Bangladesh Observer, 25th April, page 16)'. It testifies to the ineffectiveness of the BRAC literacy program that none of the students expressed outrage at the presence of the wife of the murderer of their fellow Muslims – they must surely not read the newspapers! "Later, she discussed (sic) with women entrepreneurs, who borrowed from the BRAC at the school."
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