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To the Editor
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Profit motive
Sir, One may seem shocked at the revelation that certain brands of paracetamol syrup have been responsible for children's near-epedemic kidney disease, but there is nothing actually in it to be astonished. Such act of playing with the lives of the citizens is not new in the country. A noted short story writer, Hasan Azizul Huq once said, "In a capitalist or capital-oriented country all activities, labour or merit, art or literature wallow on the foot of an angel — capital." in diarrhoea times, a village farmer, leaving-ploughs and cows and learning a little any how, began to inject with a fat needle and earned a lot. Seeing his "good luck", a small earning, helpless Homeopath practitioner turned enthusiast and broke down the needle while pushing and made a patient's condition most critical.
It is alleged that some doctors do not prescribe for even very simple patients before sending them to pathologists of "connection", without gen-
uine causes. For more and quick profit many entrepreneurs become ferocious in other fields too.
Any way. those who adopt unfairmeans must be dealt with according to the law of the land, as has already been suggested by your editorial on 18 November. Paracetamol scandals must not repeat.
Kamrul Islam Slrq/ganJ
Food for thought
Sir, in this age where saving our poor old planet is becoming more and more of an Issue, I have a suggestion to make. Whether this idea has already been made before is not for me to say except that it hasn't come to my notice I'm talking about extending the Nobel Prizes to include one that covers the environment issue. Many people have fought and are still fighting, often at great risks to themselves, to save our environment and thereby our planet. These people deserve much more re- . cognition and by giving them
the limelight that naturally follows the receipt of a Nobel Prize, their work may become easier in fighting the vested interests. After all, the Nobel Peace Prize Is the most famous in the world, but if we don’t save the planet, then we won't have .anywhere to keep the peace that we are fighting for. So, my request is that this thought gets passed on to the proper channels.
Ms Lone Thorsdal Rahman Chorkomlapur, Faridpur
Parliamentarians
Sir, The members of Bangladesh Parliament will be trained by Ford Foundation — an American donor agency — for a better legislature of this former British colony. The training may be an education-of-life for many Bangladeshi Parliamentarians but is mind-boggling for many citizens.
Two-level congress, in contrast to single-house Bangladeshi parliament, as well as characteristic legislative procedure of USA has a great deal for this ald-reclpi-ent country to learn from, regardless of doubts and queries over the compatibility of American democratic structure with Bangladesh s
Training improves skill and efficiency that better output. Since many Bangladeshis from almost all occupations and po-
sitions have been receiving trainings offered by foreign Institutes and agencies owing to development efforts of this L.DC. the necessity of similar training for the state's ministers may not be ruled out.
Yet. a voter can rightly wonder why must people's representatives to the National Assembly be trained by a foreign agency and the patriots will also find reasons to be concerned about the sovereignty of the state's parliament.
M. Rahman
Zila School Road. Mymenstngh
Beauty parlours
Sir, After publication of my write-up on the plight of the country's beauty parlours, cer tain readers made personal communication with me ap predating the content of my letter and suggesting author! ties to take drastic measures against those who are operat Ing massage parlours under the sign board of beauty parlour They also urged the con cerned authority to issue It cences only for running gen utne beauty parlours under certain strict terms and condi tions.
M Zahidul 11 ague Asstt Prof. RAC, Dhaka