It’s quite a common occurrence in Bangladesh to see people, garbed in their best attire, throng to the mosques during Ramadan at the designated prayer times.

And so it ought to be. Prayer never did anyone any harm. In fact it’s proved to be most beneficial and I have yet to hear someone say ‘don’t pray for me’.

While we observe the comings and goings of the piety among us, there is little to no evidence of they giving any thought or consideration to the plight of our friends, the hapless street dogs and puppies, they encounter on their way to or back from prayer. And not only is that extremely sad, but a clear indication that compassion is tethering on the rink of extinction.

In the majority of homes there is some leftover food that could readily provide a nourishing meal – or even a tasty snack – for our canine friends that roam the streets in search of evidence that humanity and kindness still exists in society if one were to look hard enough.

Instead,........

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