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Of 'peanuts' and 'Drishtikone'
Sir. When a few yearn ago, the late President of Pakistan dismissed the proposed Aid package from the USA as "peanuts", we all thought, that was because the amount was considered too insufficient especially, since the President of the USA at that time was a peanut farmer (I (htnk). Hot anymore, so please read on.
On a rare visit. I was delighted to see, outside the Bl pant Bitan (Ctg). a trolley full of Imported' (1 dread to say smuggled) peanuts two to three inches long. I could not resist the temptation and promptly ordered 100 gms It was weighed out as precisely as would a goldsmith, carefully packed and handed over with u terse demand "Chhoy Taka". I drew back tn horror, mentally calculating. Good Lord, Tk 60/- per kg! Fleeting glimpses of my childhood flew before my eyes..when even a Paisas worth would not only All all my pockets, but a word of appre elation about Its freshness and taste would result tn the vendor thrusting another fistful to
A couple of dozens of persona had already converged
around us (I suppose, the sight of an octogenarian, reasonably well-dressed, at a peanut stall on a busy public road is not only unusual, but a pleasant prospect for our itinerant but talented pick-pockets) and since I could not even hope to compete with the loudspeakers In the building opposite, blaring out their regular demands. I wisely decided that discretion was the better part of valour and quietly forked over the Taka 6.00.
Back home safely. I carefully counted the pods (42). shelled and counted the eatable peanuts (86), before the glaring eyes of the Begum who could clearly be seen as contemplating whether It was now time to despatch me to Pabna (mental asylum). She melted when I placed her share of 14 nuts before (86 divided by six) her with the extra two going to the youngest. But at Tk 0.07 per nut. I would have to be a Super Nut to buy these again. The last words, as usual, belonged to the Begum. "You should have known better, you old fool, nowadays even peanuts do not come as cheap as. well — peanuts.
It Is astonishing that a section of the Press is actively ad vocating the removal of
"Drishtikone" from BTV. The anti-social elements, terrorists. the corrupt and the degraded must be celebrating en masse. It seems these people are under the delusion that if wc Just sweep all our dirt under the carpet, we will be rid of it. One day we will Just find out that these elements have consumed the carpet as well. Drishtikone however, does have a serious limitation. It is shown only once a month. Fortnightly would be more apt. weekly much better and dally would be the answer to our prayers. More power to Drishtikone and peanuts to the critics.
Quazi Akhlaque-uz Azeem Andeikllla, Chittagong
Arms and politics
Sir. Arms can be roughly defined as the things used to coerce the opponent and ‘politics' as the struggle to attain rights. Whether arms are to be attached with the struggle to attain rights or not has been an ongoing and perhaps an Irresolvable debate. Evident successes coming out of arms in the national politics worldwide as well as in international politics, provide the fanatics rational boost to briskly avail arms in politics. However, arms do not move alone, rather accompany death and destruction.
Arms had also been inducted in politics by some great men. Justifying limited loss for broader social benefit They proved their strategies to be viable bringing about change
in the erstwhile socio-poHtico-cconomic systems.
Introduction of arms In politics around us today understandably does not Involve any such broader objective mentioned above. They operate in aimless, helpless and in cases, selfless efforts to destroy the opponent but ultimately destroying themselves and bringing unending chaos in the society and substantiating the strategy to be a grievous wrong.
Should we Induct arms in polities? Why?
Md Abdur Rouf
International Relations Department. DU
An appeal
Sir. I am a medical student studying MBBS in Dhaka. I have a brilliant academic background of having scholarships at all levels starmarks' in the SSC and HSC exams. But at present I am very frustrated about my prospect as a medical student for some unavoidable reasons specially economic, because of the sudden death of my parents.
I cannot afford the necessary expenses without which completion of the medical course is not at all possible. Will any kind hearted persons or establlshments/farms/NGOs (at home or abroad) come for ward with any decent conditions or show me some practicable way out. which might help others like me too.
PR
GPO Box No-2723. Dhaka