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Health and smoking
Sir, It is common knowledge now, that there is a definite relationship between smoking and lung cancer. Heavy smokers have been observed to have definitely got complaints of the lungs.
However, despite such severe hazard to health, we still find a considerable number of smokers among our younger generation, as well as the old. Once a person starts smoking, he or she gets almost addicted to it. and it is very difficult then to shun the habit. Some with a very strong sense of determination only are able to give it up.
Therefore, as the saying goes — prevention is better than cure, one should try best not to develop this habit
Those who need to be careful or careful about are the feenagers specially, who though may not individually want to smoke but indulge in the habit while in a group.
What if you just give a damn to it; when you are dying they won't be even near you. Not all people, famous or successful, around you are smokers I Farhad Javel, Rangunia Chittagong.
SAARC Spirit
Sir. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation has great potentialities for promoting collaboration between the seven member countries In the fields of economic development and social welfare. One of the means to help achieve the alms of SAARC is to facilitate visits by citizens of one country to the other member countries. This will provide opportunities of sharing ideas and experiences tn developmental fields, besides promoting understanding at the socio-cul tural level. Above all. it will promote an atmosphere of congeniality and mutual trust which is essential for the free play of mutually beneficial activities.
With these considerations in view, it would be quite per tinent that, as in the case of the European Economic Community states, the visa restrictions between the SAARC countries should be abolished. In fact, suggestions have al ready been made by several people, including Indian Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar at the last SAARC conference, for the abolition of visa for Intra -SAARC travel.
Moreover, it is anomalous for any SAARC country to require Its own citizen to get his passport endorsed by the home government for travel to another SAARC country before seeking visa from the other country. To my knowledge, there is at least one case of such an anomaly. In the Pakistan Passport. Indian is not included in the list of countries for which the Passport Is valid. A Pakistan national has to get his passport especially endorsed by his own government for travel to India before* applying for visa This situation implies Inter alia, contempt for and distrust of the country so discriminated against, which is Inconsistent with the SAARC spirit
Syed Akbar Alt. Dkaka.
Whither our boys
Sir, A remarkable achieve merit for our boys wus to oust the autocrat and pave the way for establishment of democracy: where the experienced politicians and stalwarts failed, they delivered the goods We have so many odd jobs to do, so many Jobs to eradicate evil, to check corrupt practices tn almost all spheres of life In Bangladesh, to control price hike, eradicate hijacking and snatching, check rapes, arsons and murders, in short to establish law and order tn our everyday life. I have firm belief and faith tn our boys; In their honesty, sincerity and dedlca Hon. that if they really lake up the issue firmly with help of law enforcing authorities they can certainly deliver the goods. By rendering this service to tl>c nation they will get 100% vote in their favour. Il will be their legltlmale right to ask for a seats in Hie JS which they earn by dim of their service to the nation. They should go forward and take up this challenging job.
A senior citizen