Dhaka, March 1 -- Political unrest, grave human injustice and the non-responsive attitude of governments to the demands of the people have always produced innovative ways of punishment. Masses take to the streets to make their demands heard and when, as history has shown, this is met with neglect, or worse yet violence, the people begin to retaliate by finding ways to disrupt the economy.

Recalling capitalism's well taught lesson that only the dollar matters and all else is collateral damage people have started boycotting certain institutions and companies that are in one way or another complicit in the hindering of their demands. Governments have for decades told their people that these boycotts do not work, that they do not produce the...