Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- The silly, avoidable and embarrassing situation created by the EC announcing city corporation election dates on the Saroswati puja day tells that the the functioning mechanism of the Bangladesh state is creaking. People didn't like it, many were protesting, students went on a hunger strike and finally the political part of the Government took notice and resolved the problem.

The date was shifted by a day which has created more problems as it falls on the February launch and school exams but at least the Government doesn't come across as an insensitive state and somewhat clueless about the the trends of public opinion.

The initial resistance by the EC was quite an unnecessary display of arrogance which it could have don...