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To the Editor
Fitness certificates
Str, At present, In the metropolis, automobile fitness certificates are required to be obtained from one particular office of the Road Transport Authority and there is always a great deal of rush at that office. Because of long queues, it takes a vehicle one full or at least half a day to obtain a fitness certificate.
Owners of private cars who do not have chauffeurs have to take a day off from their work. Elderly persons who drive only sparingly and who do not have drivers have to employ casual drivers.
< As in all advanced countries. nominated garages in several areas could be autho rised to issue fitness certificates on payment of a prescribed fee. The authorities could issue guidelines to these garages on the requirements of fitness 'certificates. Such a procedure will save the time and energy not only of car
owners but also of the police.
At present, after obtaining fitness certificates, vehicle owners have to run all the way to the GPO to deposit the fees. This is a yet another ordeal for the car owners, for it may take another half a day to do so. It is suggested that fees at a prescribed rate should be recovered by the nominated garages which issue fitness certificates and the need for payment of any further fees should be dispensed with. In terms of the cost of time and energy of the police, such a procedure will more than compensate for the loss of revenue to the authorities.
AQayyum
69. Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka
Shifting of thana courts to Sylhet town
Sir, Kindly allow me to ventilate my views on the above subject through the columns of your esteemed daily.
In pursuance of Government decision a number of thana courts have moved to district headquarter of Sylhet. But some have not moved as yet on the plea of nonavailability of Government accommodation at the headquarters. But lot of spacious private accommodation Is available in Sylhet town at a very cheap rate. Hence It is suggested that Government should hire one or two private buildings and shift the courts to Sylhet town at the earliest. This is likely to reduce corruption to a considerable extent. Because lower courts will function under direct supervision of higher courts. The lower level judicial officers will also be benefited in dispensa tion of justice because they will be In a position to consult their senior officers as and when required.
Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury Fulbari, Sylhet
Let's love trees
Sir, We ought to love trees as much as we love our neighbours. Surety, never do they cause any harm to us. It is also true that they cannot move nor can they speak. But they seem to have some sort of feeling as is discovered by an eminent scientist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose.
They stand by us as silent friends. Since the beginning of time, they have been an integral part of man's life and his environment. It is amazing to note that a mature tree, for each ton of its growth, releases 1.07 tons of Oxygen and purifies 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Besides, they keep the earth's surface calm and cool, provide us with food, shade, shelter and medicine, save us from drought, flood. cyclone and tidal bore, decrease air pollution, velocity of noise, soil erosion and thereby help
maintain the ecological balance of this beautiful planet. Moreover, they offer us with charming and odorous flowers as the token of their selfless love.
In contrast, we tend to Ignore all the complimentary services of trees. Instead we cut them in thousands mercilessly. We put them into oven as the kitchen fuel and use them as timber for making our luxurious furniture. Seldom do wc remember that they render a lot of unique services for the mankind.
Nitin Hoy
Fakirerpool, Dhaka
Scholarship examination certificate
Sir, Mr Md Roblul Islam Hero of Mahtsbathan, Rajshahi deserves highest congratula Hon for his tetter under the above caption published In your esteemed dally on 18-10-
92. He has focussed a very significant point which merits consideration.
The students who become successful in the scholarship examinations that are held at the Primary stage (Class V) and at the Junior stage (Class VIU) should have some instruments in hand to show the achievements they made in such examinations of their career. No doubt that for their success in the said examinations they are given some monetary grant as also privilege to prosecute further studies free of tuition fee, there Is, however, no certificate for the same. It is earnestly hoped that the relevant authority concerned will ponder over the question raised by Mr R Islam, which if Implemented, would be a step inwards encouragement for educaUon, very much to keeping with the spirit of the slogan EducaUon for All by the year 2000 AD."
M H Shaikh
Manipur. Mtrpur.