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To the Editor...
Justice
Str, Those who have retired from govt , semi govt corpora tlons etc. before the current Pay Commission, implemented from July 1. 1991. used to get one, two or three dearness allowances given at different times on the basic pay. Each of the DA amounted to ten per cent of the basic pay. Unfortunately those retired before July 1. 1991, got the benefit of basic pay alone while fixing pension or gratuity benefit. On the other hand, those retired after July 1, 1991 will get the benefit of higher pay scale while their DA s have also been merged with the basic pay. Thus their
retirement benefits have been nearly doubled or so.
In the above context, can we call It a Justice? Let the government of a democratic states think over the matter tn the light of equity, justice and fairplay. Lastly the pensioners may get the benefit of higher pay In some form or other but gratuity getters are deprived as their names are* struck off on retirement! The government should also see to this.
Sadiq Alee
Maghbaxar. Dhaka
BTV: News headline
Str. It was 13th April. Monday and as my usual habit 1 watched both the English and
Bengali main bulletins of BTV. The headlines of the bulletins mainly drew my attention.
Sometimes there comes some change (as Inclusion of updated events) in the head lines if badly necessary. But I was really surprised to see a newly included headline tn the 10 o'clock news — It was "Nelsen Mandela announces his separation from his wife Winnie".
I first though it was Mandela's cessation from ANC which indeed affects South Africa.
Was It an item that deserved a headline for TV news where only a few headlines are strictly selected? The Mandela Items could definitely have
been Included in the bulletin as It was published tn all the newspapers.
If BTV's Foreign News Editor thought Mandela-Winnie event was worthy of making TV news headline then why did not he make it a headline also for 8 o'clock news?
It is learned that earlier BTV's two top officers were transferred for their mistakes, one of which Involved In han dllng the headlines Then what Is tn store for the folly of BTVs Foreign News Editor for the recurrence of the same kind of mistake?
Abdul Matin
Dhanmandi Dhaka
Trees and laws
Sir. Setting up of saw mills at sites adjoining forest reserves. tea estates and other highrise tree planted areas indicate a process of diminish Ing local forest products As far as law Is concerned no saw mill should be set up within 10-mile radius of such places as mentioned above So setting up of a new saw mill within the area simply increases the diminishing process by a fur ther step.
In a recent meeting of Tea Estates Executives tn Jurl Valley Chib it waa stated by a manager that a new saw mill at a very short distance from a number of tea estates and only
about three miles from gov ernment forest reserve is going to be set up there Tea estates shade trees and other forest trees very likely will be its first raw materials and gradually it will begin to grab valuable trees of the forest reserves This is possibly the most crude way to help deforestation.
So. in true sense, do we really want to preserve our forests? If the answer is yes, than way such executors are being allowed to set up? I hope this should not go unnoticed by the concerned authority.
Modus Samad Chowdhury Asstt Manager Phultola Tea Estate. Sylher