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To the Editor
Defence personnel
Sir, Your editorial of 19 January "A Welcome Decision" was a timely one. I, like many other readers of your esteemed dally, agree one hundred per cent with your opinion. In addition. I would like to voice, through your paper, the following suggestions:
a) a way may be soughl '..id found in stopping the members of the Armed Forces to be seen in public places like shops, offices, markets etc. in uniform while off duty. This is so In all other democratic countries;
bj Armed Forces vehicles should not be used by their personnel, even on nominal payment, for private purposes, and
c) Armed Forces police personnel should be allowed to do their duties without fear or favour.
Perhaps the above could set a trend in reducing such unfortunate happenings like the one at Bandartilia in future.
A Siddiqui
BananL Dhaka
Learning and earning
Sir, Launching of the compulsory primary education programme by the democratic government Is indeed a bold step towards achieving country's socio-economic progress. Of course there are a lot of working Children who never got any chance to attend a primary school. These children are providing financial assistances to their families. Now If they have to leave work to fulfil the state requirement of getting primary education then who’ll fill-up the economic loss/gap of their respective families?
We would suggest authorities concerned for undertaking a scheme In the style of the former Palhakall model to Impart primary education to the
poor children who can learn as well as earn at the same time and help their families with whatever meagre Income they make.
M Zahtdul Haque Assistant Professor Bangladesh Agricultural Institute. Dhaka.
'Thanks, Americar'
Str. Thanks. America, for bombing Iraq. Your bombers have done a wonderful Job. Iraq was gelling out of control and it is only Americans who can bring It to books. We condemn Iraq as It Is a state that sponsors "terrorism". Ol course, when Israeli army walks into Lebanon-killing as it goes along. It is called "self defence." The ex pulsion of 415 Palestinians has also been done to "protect" Ihe Jewish state. Can the destruc lion of ihe Iraqi nuclear plant by Israeli aircraft be called vio-1 ■!ion of Iraqi air space?
The Serbians are also protecting themselves by going into Bosnia and killing the unarmed Muslims and raping Muslim women As the winter a llies in Bosnia, hundreds art-dying of hunger and cold. But then, we must give peace a chance and let the "talks' pro cccd. The haughty Serbians must not repeat what they
Iiuw done.
' Inc thing America. Only a hundred years ago, the British ruled most of the world.
Today, It is only a small country in the northern hemi--pherc. Going further down the history lane, who doesn't remember the Roman Empire? Rome is now the capital of llalv. and Italy's problems today an enough to keep Itself busy. America today Is the supreme power, but ft may not he 'no long before It comes down. too. This Is the rule of God.
Mrs Farida Alam
Wart. Dhaka