Damascus & Dhaka......

There are so many red lines being drawn on the political map that I am in a sea of confusion over who might have crossed one and when. O himself is a bundle of worry now that he has to come up with his promised punitive action against Syria for having crossed the red line relating to the use of chemical weapons.

 

Israel too has proclaimed red lines were crossed by Syria and Iran in relation to weapons shipments. Too many red lines and too many politicians thumping their chests.

 

Judging from the collapse of yet another sub-continental building, India and Bangladesh need a complete physical overhaul.

 

Having worked in Dhaka, I am not surprised. The city looks rundown and the tall new building that I was in looked to be poorly constructed with a lot of mismatched joints and unevenness. I was on the 15th floor and had a perpetual battle with columns of ants invading my space.

 

The working conditions there remind one of the early  days of the Industrial revolution in Europe what with long shifts, child labor, bad ventilation and unsympathetic owners.