Shah J. Choudhury
The Milestone tragedy in Uttara has once again exposed a cruel truth we refuse to confront: behind every collapse lies the quiet rot of irresponsibility.
Children went to school that morning carrying books, not knowing they were also walking into the careless hands of a broken system. Lives were crushed, families were left hollow, and the nation — as always — fell into a familiar silence of mourning.
We decorate our grief with black ribbons and Facebook posts. We light candles, we wipe our tears. And then? We forget.
We always forget.
But this time, we must not.
This is not just an accident; it is a crime of neglect. Someone chose to cut corners, someone looked the other way, someone decided that rules were optional — and children paid with their lives.
How many more milestones of misery must we build before we learn? How many more parents must bury their children before we take responsibility seriously?
Grief without accountability is hypocrisy. If we truly care, we must demand justice — not just for those who died at Milestone, but for every child in every unsafe school in this country.
Let Milestone not just be a graveyard of young lives, but a wake-up call. A turning point. A crack in our collective apathy.
We owe it to the children we failed — and to those still waiting to be saved — to make sure this never happens again.
Grief is not enough. Change is the only tribute worth leaving at Milestone’s ruins.
