Dhaka, July 28 -- In 2011, a US Special Force helicopter unintentionally killed a number of children aged between 8 and14 in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The US general of ISAF apologized in a video message terming it a "huge mistake".

In March this year, South Korea experienced an unusual incident- a mistaken bomb during an air force training exercise- which resulted in injuries and property damage. Following the incident, the Chief of South Korea's Air Force, the highest-ranking official in the country's aerial defense, immediately apologized and pledged compensation.

It is perhaps unfair to think of the same scenario in our country Bangladesh. Here, the saying 'Forgiveness is a noble virtue' adorns the pages of textbooks. The word 'f...