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Buses for women

Sir, Dhaka has fasl developing into a big city, and therefore needs a number of things which a big city deserves. Among these naturally. first comes a wide range public transport system. Although Dhaka has become modem in a number of ways, namely women becoming a part of our income generating force. They have come out of seclusion and are becoming more and more involved in Jobs In offices, garment factories, etc.

Women who work, and thus have to avail public transport, need better services than they gel now. ft may be mentioned, years back BRTC Introduced buses for women. What happened to that?

I feel it will be a novel idea again to introduce

buses, and fast moving mini buses exclusively for women.

Arifa Banu

Goran, Dhaka.

A review

Sir, The advent of an other English language newspaper in Dhaka has been welcomed by many avid newspaper readers such as myself. 1 hope that with a number of dallies engaging in healthy com petition to capture the small English readership that exists in Bangladesh, the quality of all the newspapers will improve markedly and English language journalism in the country will benefit.

I must congratulate you on the quality of the issues that 1 have seen so far. The columns present a neat and

uncluttered look and regu lar features such as The Midnight File" and "Dhaka Day By Day" provide interesting snippets of news. The content of the Editorial and Features pages is also varied, well thought out and of topical interest. However, unfortunately, the Printers' Devil continues to plague you as it does everything printed In this coun try.

I would like to point out though, that, while there are certain peculiarities of syntax and usage in the English written and spoken in Bangladesh that no doubt add charm to the language and give it a local colour. "Journalese" is a language that has demands of its own. Simple, straightforwa rd. factual reporting leaps off the page, so to speak, and gives immediacy to a news story that a more literary style lacks. There Is no place either for sent! mentality, emotion or per sonal opinion In a news item. These belong right fully to the editorial or features sections. 1 would therefore, urge you. Sir. lo exhort your subs to a more ruthless use of the red

pencil. Incisive even brutal editing is called for; that is what distinguishes good reporting from the com mon place.

I^t me wish you success. I look forward to many hours of informative and enjoyable reading.

Yasmeen Murshed DOHS, Dhaka.

Unemployed Agril graduates

Sir. Recently some bon-afide ex-students of our college who are now Agri culture Graduate (Krishi-bid) handed me a copy of the memorandum of their newly formed Unemployed Agri Graduate Association. It is understood that about 1200 Agril graduates of Bangladesh Agricultural University. Bangladesh Agricultural College. Pat uakhali Krishi College are still unemployed. These graduates have completed their four years course in seven years and many of them already crossed the minimum age limit for govt Job.

Unemployment Is a curse, particularly for the educated ones. These unemployed graduates are

passing their days under serious mental and economic stress. Some of them told that nobody is interested to listen to their grievances.

It is true that the overall employment situation In the country is not so promising. Still, there is a scope for filling-up vacant posts in the govt offices while NGOs can create new Jobyopportunities for the unemployed Agril gradu ates. Through providing Bank loans under govt supervision. self-employment avenues may also be created for them.

M Zahidul Haque

Assistant Professor.

Bangladesh Agricultural

College. Dhaka.

An appreciation

Sir. I felicitate on your bold venture in bringing out a long awaited comprehensive English daily newspaper. Your coverage on news and views are very rational, as well as. quite exhaustive. The reports related to weather, trans port timings and Dhaka Slock Exchange are really essential and very good. On lop of thia, the crossword

puzzler amply meets ihe appetites of those who desire to enrich vocabularies like me.

With regards to the analysis of the transactions in the Stock Exchange, it Is humbly suggested the weekly quotation of all scripts be restricted to previous day’s rales only and last dividend declare^ a a company may also M own. The daily coverage is superb and helps an Investor.

W (,'houdhuri

Maghliazar. Dhaka

Hindi films

Sir. Recently I cami across a Hindi film titled "Do Quaidi" in which Farah and Sanjay Dutt were dancing and singing Allah Allah with obpeene

which is definitely not acceptable to me and many others

Is there anybody who can explain why this sort << films are allowed in ouy society. Let us free our society from the dirty Hindi films.

J Taher

O.I’.O. box 4260

Dhaka 1000