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To the Editor
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“Recast the media..."
Sir. Your post-editorial on Media. captioned "Recast the Media, a Challenge Posed by Khaleda Zia." was indeed a good piece of writing.
The writer no less than your editor, Mr. S. M. All. was very straightforward and clear as to what character the media should take in future, if It is to be recast.
Criticizing the BTV, for its poor programme presentation during the election.—i.e. in his opinion it could have been a lot more Imaginative.—he further went on to say that we would want a change in the attitude taken by BTV. once it has been given certain freedom to manoeuvre.
it Is high time that the BTV decided where to draw the Une while reporting on the dally activities of the Government in power. Commenting on the general performance of the TV, the writer very rightly says that we do not want a repetition of what hap-
pened during the last regime. It would be of least interest to us to see on the mini-screen as to how many cabinet meetings our Prime Minister has presided over In a day.
After a long time, we have some one talking about what we had wanted to say but had remained unsaid.
Very humbly does he make a very useful suggestion to our esteemed Prime Minister, that we would be more happy to know that she Is busy in the gigantic task of rebuilding our country's economy etc. rather than being shown on the TV. right from the time the news began till it ended. She should be heard more and seen less. Her presence be felt through her activities, except when on occasions suggested by the writer.
We do sincerely believe that the writer, a veteran Journalist himself, has thrown light in the right direction. Tils article does haVe some very strong points to be pondered
An Admirer
Literacy: Where are we and why?
Sir. The BBC quoting the literacy statistics of India, in the morning broadcast on 28th March stated that the literacy rate of India was 52%. that of the state of West Bengal 57.2% and of Kerala 90.59%. The lit eracy rate of Bangladesh is 24% approximately and of its female population 13% (approximately).
The economic take off does not happen. If the literacy rate is less than 40%.
For us now there Is a lot of hard work to do. and less of those "development" talks in the TV and Radio.
The Government with the political mandate that it has. and Dr. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury as the Education Minister, let us hope and pray that some truthful change will take place.
Shahabuddin Mahtab 536, Dhanmandl R/A. Road 8. Dhaka 1205.
Fake driving licence
Sir. The news of tragic end of a brilliant DU female student under the wheels of a speeding Municipal Corporation's van near Mouchak Market Is really heart-rending. It unveils the truth that majority drivers of the heavy vehi cles like buses and trucks hardly care for mini trans ports or pedestrians. You
will be surprised to know that many of them even do not possess original or valid licence. There are also reports of issuance of duplicate or fake licenses to those who virtually do not know the ABC of driving.
I had the privilege of being the owner of an Auto Tempo. Within the span of six months to one year it met several accidents for which I had no claim met as compensation against my insurance policy. On one particular occasion. I had to go to the office of the Sadharan Bima Corporation for the settlement of claim arising out of a road accident. To my utter surprise. I was deprived of the claim not for the fault of my own but for the over credulity or swindling, whatever you call it. of my driver. At the final stage of the preparation of the settlement of claim. I was informed by the concerned official of the Bima Corporation that my claim for compensation could not be substantiated because the license held by my driver was not original. It was a duplicate or fake licence which I had no scope to Judge. The irony Is that the said licence bore the seal and signature of the concerned official of the Motor vehicle depart ment — making it too dlffi cult to differentiate from an original one
Md Allqul Karim, Zigatola