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To the Editor
Retirement age
Sir. The news item published under "Administrative snags : 22 Secretaries retire next year" in your esteemed dally on January 7. has drawn my attention. In the news, the main tune, as I understand. Is to highlight the Indispensable existence of bureaucrats for the country, and to advocate the extension of their retirement age up to 60.
Yet the bitter reality Is that, although under their administrative leadership this poor country has been run for so many years after independence, we do not find any significant change taking place in Its development scenario. Rather the country has been losing her potential to thrust forward. Il may be added here that many of these people could not even hope to come at their present position, if the country had not have gained independence. But they did not show any sign of gratefulness to the country for their gain. They remain more a "foreigner” than a "Bengalee". So the country needs to get rid of them.
They could argue in the line that for this poor situation other factors are responsible. Yet these people also compromised with evils and collaborated with evildoers. As they were and are at the executive leadership, who else are responsible and accountable? Their argument to Increase the limit of retirement age as It has been done in other countries does not get ground. Since these people have been rendering their service to the nation from their very early twenties.
Now young people cannot get entry to government service even at their thirties. Yes, retirement age limit should be Increased for the new entrants. who get entry after relaxation of entry age limit. The bureaucrats should go!
Nastmd Ahmed Chowdhury Palkpara. Mtrpur.
Dhaka.
’Environment'
Sir. Thanks to Prof M. Zahldul Haque for hto welcome tetter under the above caption (Star. Jan 9). It has been on a very vital issue. Those who ponder over the problem will find a great relief on the news that a "Bangladesh Society for Conservation of Environment" of which Mr Haque happens to be a member will start positive work soon. We eagerly look forward to know further through news columns. Prof Haque’s thoughts and Ideas as to known to the reading public to very much encouraging. I am very much optimistic that with his unending and fruitful cooperation BSCE sb 11 be able to chalk out certain standing decisions which are very much needed in the matter The pros and dona of giving the problem p^ventive as well as 'curative’ measures would be in the best Interest of our people and society who have of late been subjected to the hazards of this menace.
M. Ibne Gias
Manipur, Mtrpur,
Dhaka.
Morgue for Women
Sis. How Ironic that the members of parliament are con cerned about the welfare of women after deathi To "uphold the dignity of women" is given as one of the reasons for establishing separate morgues for women all over Bangladesh. Have these members ever thought that female dignity in our country to constantly being abused in real life? So why talk about death? Instead of wasting time and money on creating separate morgues. 1 am sure women would prefer to seek solutions to the'harassment/violence meted out to them! Instead of having separate morgues, i woman would rather not b beaten or murdered by hei husband and not be raped by i gang of hoodlums, no: harassed on the streets with verbal abuse These are the problems that need to be addressed Are they not much more Important? Women want dignify first in life and then tn death.
S Sarkar
New Daley Hoad Dhaka.